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Branching Tube Sponge Seen in different dive sites of Bonaire, this one in Buddy's Reef on Sep 10, 2017. Aiolochroia crassa,Branching Tube Sponge,Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Branching Tube Sponge

Seen in different dive sites of Bonaire, this one in Buddy's Reef on Sep 10, 2017.

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Also described as Pseudoceratina crassa. Lumpy, mainly purple or blue, without forming tubes.
The colour is a mix of purple and yellow, and the interiors of the exhalent pores are always yellow. The surface is glossy and smooth, without conical projections or spines.

Similar species: Verongida
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Dec 26, 2017. Captured Sep 10, 2017 20:13 in Buddy Dive Resort, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands.
  • XZ-1
  • f/4.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO100
  • 6mm