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Acanthella acuta

Acanthella acuta

Agelas clathrodes

Agelas clathrodes

Agelas conifera

Agelas conifera

Agelas oroides

Agelas oroides

Aiolochroia crassa

Aiolochroia crassa

Amphilectus digitatus

Amphilectus digitatus

Amphimedon compressa

Amphimedon compressa

Amphimedon viridis

Amphimedon viridis

Aplysilla sulfurea

Aplysilla sulfurea

Aplysina aerophoba

Aplysina aerophoba

Aplysina archeri

Aplysina archeri

Aplysina cauliformis

Aplysina cauliformis

Aplysina cavernicola

Aplysina cavernicola

Aplysina fistularis

Aplysina fistularis

Aplysina fulva

Aplysina fulva

Axinella damicornis

Axinella damicornis

Axinella dissimilis

Axinella dissimilis

Axinella polypoides

Axinella polypoides

Axinella verrucosa

Axinella verrucosa

Batzella inops

Batzella inops

Cacospongia scalaris

Cacospongia scalaris

Callyspongia crassa

Callyspongia crassa

Callyspongia plicifera

Callyspongia plicifera

Callyspongia siphonella

Callyspongia siphonella

Callyspongia vaginalis

Callyspongia vaginalis

Chondrilla nucula

Chondrilla nucula

Chondrosia reniformis

Chondrosia reniformis

Cinachyrella alloclada

Cinachyrella alloclada

Clathria venosa

Clathria venosa

Clathrina clathrus

Clathrina clathrus

Cliona celata

Cliona celata

Cliona delitrix

Cliona delitrix

Crambe crambe

Crambe crambe

Crella cyathophora

Crella cyathophora

Cribrochalina vasculum

Cribrochalina vasculum

Desmapsamma anchorata

Desmapsamma anchorata

Dysidea avara

Dysidea avara

Ectyoplasia ferox

Ectyoplasia ferox

Ehrenbergi biemna

Ehrenbergi biemna

Guancha lacunosa

Guancha lacunosa

Haliclona aquaeductus

Haliclona aquaeductus

Haliclona cratera

Haliclona cratera

Haliclona fascigera

Haliclona fascigera

Haliclona fulva

Haliclona fulva

Haliclona mediterranea

Haliclona mediterranea

Haliclona oculata

Haliclona oculata

Haliclona viscosa

Haliclona viscosa

Hamigera hamigera

Hamigera hamigera

Hemimycale columella

Hemimycale columella

Hymeniacidon perlevis

Hymeniacidon perlevis

Ianthella basta

Ianthella basta

Iotrochota birotulata

Iotrochota birotulata

Iotrochota purpurea

Iotrochota purpurea

Ircinia fasciculata

Ircinia fasciculata

Ircinia felix

Ircinia felix

Ircinia oros

Ircinia oros

Ircinia strobilina

Ircinia strobilina

Ircinia variabilis

Ircinia variabilis

Monanchora arbuscula

Monanchora arbuscula

Monanchora barbadensis

Monanchora barbadensis

Mycale fistulifera

Mycale fistulifera

Mycale laevis

Mycale laevis

Mycale laxissima

Mycale laxissima

Mycale similaris

Mycale similaris

Neofibularia nolitangere

Neofibularia nolitangere

Niphates digitalis

Niphates digitalis

Oceanapia sagittaria

Oceanapia sagittaria

Oscarella lobularis

Oscarella lobularis

Pachymatisma johnstonia

Pachymatisma johnstonia

Petrosia ficiformis

Petrosia ficiformis

Phorbas fictitius

Phorbas fictitius

Phorbas tenacior

Phorbas tenacior

Pione vastifica

Pione vastifica

Polymastia pachymastia

Polymastia pachymastia

Pseudosuberites montiniger

Pseudosuberites montiniger

Ptilocaulis sp

Ptilocaulis sp

Rhabdastrella globostellata

Rhabdastrella globostellata

Scopalina ruetzleri

Scopalina ruetzleri

Spheciospongia vagabunda

Spheciospongia vagabunda

Spheciospongia vesparium

Spheciospongia vesparium

Spirastrella coccinea

Spirastrella coccinea

Spirastrella cunctatrix

Spirastrella cunctatrix

Spongia agaricina

Spongia agaricina

Spongia officinalis

Spongia officinalis

Spongosorites coralliophaga

Spongosorites coralliophaga

Stylissa carteri

Stylissa carteri

Suberites ficus (domuncula)

Suberites ficus (domuncula)

Suberites sp

Suberites sp

Sycon ciliatum

Sycon ciliatum

Tedania ignis

Tedania ignis

Tethya aurantia

Tethya aurantia

Tethya californiana

Tethya californiana

Theonella swinhoei

Theonella swinhoei

Verongula gigantea

Verongula gigantea

Xestospongia muta

Xestospongia muta

Xestospongia testudinaria

Xestospongia testudinaria

Sponges

Spongosorites coralliophaga

  • Yellow boring sponge; variable boring sponge
  • Gelber Bohrschwamm
  • Gele boorspons
  • Eponge perforante jaune
  • Esponja perforante amarilla

Distribution

  • The tropical Atlantic

Surrounding and environment

  • The species is attached to a coral
  • The species can be found between 10 and 45 Meters.
  • Uncommon Species

General characteristics of the species

  • Diameter of the animal : 30 cm
  • Height of the animal : 10 cm
  • The shape is extremely variable
  • The surface looks veiny
  • Chemically attacks the coral in order to inhabit the substrate

Relationship with humans

  • The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest