Haliclona (Rhizoniera) viscosa - Volcano sponge - Schoorsteenspons

Haliclona (Rhizoniera) viscosa  (Topsent, 1888)

Volcano sponge - Schoorsteenspons

Porthkerris, United Kingdom, 13-9-2013. Detail of next photo.

Porthkerris, United Kingdom, 13-9-2013. 

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).

Clathrina clathrus - Yellow lattice sponge - Gele traliekalkspons

Clathrina clathrus  (Schmidt, 1864)

Yellow lattice sponge - Gele traliekalkspons

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

Clathrina coriacea - White lattice sponge - Netwerkspons

Clathrina coriacea  (Montagu, 1814)

White lattice sponge - Netwerkspons

Synonym: Witte traliekalkspons

Strada Costiera, Trieste, Italy, 2-9-2022.

Cliona species - Boring sponge species - soort Boorspons

Cliona species  Grant, 1826

Boring sponge species - soort Boorspons

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, Australia, 22-1-2019.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, Australia, 22-1-2019. Detail of previous photo.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, Australia, 22-1-2019.

Tinderbox - east, Tasmania, Australia, 24-1-2019.

Tinderbox - west, Tasmania, Australia, 29-12-2019.

Tethya aurantium - Golf ball sponge

Tethya aurantium  (Pallas, 1766)

Golf ball sponge

Selce - house reef, Croatia, 30-8-2017. Specimen A.

Selce - house reef, Croatia, 30-8-2017. Specimen A with Cladocora caespitosa  (Pillow coral - Polkoraal).

Phorbas plumosus

Phorbas plumosus  (Montagu, 1814)

Perranuthnoe, United Kingdom, 31-5-2018. Detail of 3rd photo.

Perranuthnoe, United Kingdom, 31-5-2018. Detail of 3rd photo.

Perranuthnoe, United Kingdom, 31-5-2018. 

Dysidea avara - Pink sponge - Roze stekelspons

Dysidea avara  (Schmidt, 1862)

Pink sponge - Roze stekelspons

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

Tamariu - housereef, Costa Brava, Spain, 4-6-2015. Detail of first photo.

Tamariu - housereef, Costa Brava, Spain, 4-6-2015. Detail of first photo.