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Encrusting Red Sponge Sep 13, night dive in Bari Reef, Bonaire.<br /> Coral drop-off wall (25-30 m). Caribbean Netherlands,Encrusting Red Sponge,Geotagged,Phorbas amaranthus,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Encrusting Red Sponge

Sep 13, night dive in Bari Reef, Bonaire.
Coral drop-off wall (25-30 m).

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The Encrusting Red Sponge

Encrusting, 0.5 to 3 cm thick. Smooth surface with diagnostic pattern of round, slightly elevated pore fields not greater than 0.5 cm wide. Exterior and interior dark red to red-brown. Fragile and soft. Dark exudate when damaged. Elevated round oscules distributed irregulary with thin transparent or colored marginal membrane. Abundant spicules support the rounded warts at the surface.

Common on reefs; encrusts dead corals or the bases of live corals or on metamorphic rocks.

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Similar species: Poecilosclerida
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Dec 30, 2017. Captured Sep 13, 2017 00:58 in Buddy Dive Resort, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands.
country flag of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Explore Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 263 203 0
  • XZ-1
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 6mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.