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Netted Barrel Sponge Sep 13, 2017. Night dive in Bari Reef, Bonaire.<br />
In coral reef drop-off. Caribbean Netherlands,Geotagged,Netted Barrel Sponge,Summer,Verongula gigantea Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Netted Barrel Sponge

Sep 13, 2017. Night dive in Bari Reef, Bonaire.
In coral reef drop-off.

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Inverted cones with relatively thin walls, greenish to purplish in the outside, bright yellow inside, turning purple in air. Skeleton is a pithed spongin fiber network forming the walls of a honeycomb, which show on the surface.

Similar species: Verongida
Species identified by Patomarazul
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By Patomarazul

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Uploaded Jan 1, 2018. Captured Sep 13, 2017 01:24 in Buddy Dive Resort, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands.
  • XZ-1
  • f/4.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 6mm