Oscarella species - soort Lobjesspons

Oscarella species  Vosmaer, 1884

soort Lobjesspons

Tamariu - housereef, Costa Brava, Spain, 4-6-2015.

Calella reefs, Los Ullastres, Costa Brava, Spain, 3-6-2015. Purple sponge in the middle, with Phorbas tenacior, Phorbas fictitius and Parazoanthus axinellae  (Yellow cluster anemone).

Phorbas tenacior - Bluish encrusting sponge - Blauwige korstspons

Phorbas tenacior  (Topsent, 1925)

Bluish encrusting sponge - Blauwige korstspons 

Cala Nova reef - Tamariu, Spain, 4-6-2015. Specimen A growing on Thylacodes arenarius (Giant worm shell - Grote wormslak).

Cala Nova reef - Tamariu, Spain, 4-6-2015. Specimen A growing on Thylacodes arenarius (Giant worm shell - Grote wormslak), with Clavularia crassa  (Common clavularia - Gewoon kruipkoraal).

Calella reefs, Los Ullastres, Costa Brava, Spain, 3-6-2015. With Oscarella species, Phorbas fictitius and Parazoanthus axinellae  (Yellow cluster anemone).

Lithophyllum stictiforme

Lithophyllum stictiforme  (J.E. Areschoug) Hauck, 1877 *

Synonym: Lithophyllum cabiochiae

Furió Fitó, Begur, Spain, 1-6-2015. With amongst others Parazoanthus axinellae.

Furió Fitó, Begur, Spain, 1-6-2015. With Agelas oroides and Phorbas tenacior.

* Frank Perk: "Identification unsure but probably Lithophyllum stictiforme."

Agelas oroides - Orange cratersponge

Agelas oroides  (Schmidt, 1864)

Orange cratersponge 

Furió Fitó, Begur, Spain, 1-6-2015. With Phorbas tenacior  (Bluish encrusting sponge - Blauwige korstspons) and Lithophyllum stictiforme.

Calella reefs, Los Ullastres, Costa Brava, Spain, 3-6-2015. With Parazoanthus axinellae  (Yellow cluster anemone).