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Sponges

Vagabond Sponge

Spheciospongia vagabunda

Also known as: Boring Sponge, Calcifying Sponge, Chocolate Sponge, Chocolate Volcano Sponge, Marine Sponge, Siliceous Sponge, Vagabond Boring Sponge

Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 3
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Overview

Found burrowing into the limestone, on coral and rocky reef tops. Although this sponge may look like several sponges it is usually just one!
Length - Spreading

Sponges come in a range of sizes from minuscule encrusting species under rocks to massive sponges which can be up to one and half metres high.
They are able to filter many litres of sea water every few seconds.
Sponges can exude highly toxic chemicals and so have very few predators apart from nudibranchs, sea stars, sea urchins and umbrella shell.
Their colour can vary if growing in the light or when growing in the shade.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
volcano
Behaviour
burrowing

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 3
LIVES IN

Found burrowing into the limestone, on coral and rocky reef tops.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumPorifera
    3. classDemospongiae
    4. orderClionaida
    5. familyClionaidae
    6. genusSpheciospongia
    7. speciesSpheciospongia vagabunda (Ridley, 1884)

    SourcesWoRMSSeaLifeBase

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    More in the family

    Clionaida