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Branching Tube Sponge (Aiolochroia crassa) Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 19, 2017 Aiolochroia crassa,Branching Tube Sponge,Geotagged,Mexico,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Branching Tube Sponge (Aiolochroia crassa)

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 19, 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 Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Jan 30, 2018. Captured Jul 19, 2017 11:48 in Av. Rafael E. Melgar 601, Centro, 77600 San Miguel de Cozumel, Q.R., Mexico.
  • DMC-TZ70
  • f/6.3
  • 10/4000s
  • ISO800
  • 17.5mm