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| sponges text index | photo index |
| Phylum Porifera |
| Brownie
sponge Hyattella tubaria* Family Spongiidae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? This rather untidy sponge is sometimes seen on some of our Nothern and Southern shores. Features: Untidy lumpy mass, or thick irregular branches (10-15cm), porous. Surface lumpy and crumbly looking, resembling brownies. Colour greyish brown. |
 Terumbu Raya, Jul 12 |
 Chek Jawa, Aug 13 |
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Brownie sponges on Singapore shores |
| Photos of Brownie sponges for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
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