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sponges
text index | photo
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| Phylum Porifera |
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Phylum Porifera sponges
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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Callyspongia
sp. Purple branching sponge |
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cyr
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kus
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Clathria
reinwardti Orange sprawling sponge |
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tsm
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Gelliodes
fibulata Thorny stem sponge |
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prp
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tus
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Haliclona
sp. Black antler sponge |
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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ecp
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lab
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snt
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Haliclona
sp. Elegant branching sponge |
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cj
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snt
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cyr
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Iricinia
sp. Brown prickly branching sponge |
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Lamellodysidea
herbacea Blue spatula sponge |
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lab
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Pseudoceratina
purpurea Yellow prickly branching sponge |
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cj
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skd
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Spheciospongia
cf. vagabunda Chocolate sponge |
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Tangled sponge | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lumpy/tubular sponges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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tus
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lab
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snt
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Callyspongia
diffusa Thick pink branching sponge |
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ubn
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cj
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ecp
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Echinodictyum
conulosum Black prickly sponge |
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bb
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Gelloides
sp. Spiky tubular sponge |
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cj
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skd
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tus
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Haliclona
sp. Lumpy green sponge |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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snt
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kus
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Haliclona
cf. baeri Lumpy pink sponge |
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cj
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tsm
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Haliclona
sp. Lumpy purple sponge |
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prp
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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smk
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Haliclona
sp. Tubular sponge |
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bb
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Haliclona
sp. Yellow tubular sponge |
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cj
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skd
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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tkr
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Neopetrosia
sp. Blue jorunna sponge |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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tkr
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hnt
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smk
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Chondrilla
australiensis Melted chocolate sponge |
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lab
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snt
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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tkr
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Lendenfeldia
cf. chondrodes Blue icing sponge |
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lab
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cyr
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Neopetrosia
exigua Rumpled brown sponge |
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prp
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ubn
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Suberites
sp. Smooth rainbow sponge |
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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laz
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tpg
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lfa
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Smooth
green sponge awaiting identification |
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snt
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sji
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Blue
encrusting prickly sponge Awaiting identification |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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cyr
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kus
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sis
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Cinachyrella
australiensis Golf ball sponge |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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Dysidea
sp. Spiky ball sponge |
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ubn
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cj
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ecp
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Echinodictyum
conulosum Black prickly sponge |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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jng
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tkr
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Mycale
sp. Orange blob sponge |
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Rhabdastrella
globostellata Yellow pot sponge |
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cyr
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hnt
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tpg
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tsm
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lfa
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Stelletta
clavosa 'Hairy olives' sponge |
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chg
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skd
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bb
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Family
Spongiidae Black bath sponge |
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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tus
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jng
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tkr
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smk
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lfa
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Tethya
robusta Rambutan sponge |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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lab
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snt
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kus
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sji
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sis
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jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Xestospongia
testudinaria Barrel sponge |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sis
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Coelocarteria
singaporensis Daisy sponge |
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cj
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skd
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Oceanapia
sagittaria Pink puff ball sponge |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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snt
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cyr
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sji
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Spheciospongia
sp. Yellow volcano sponge |
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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kus
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smk
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Straw sponge | |||||||||||||||||
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cj
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Yellow horn sponge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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kus
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tsm
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Yellow bumpy sponge | |||||||||||||||||||
Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination of internal parts.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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Northern
shores
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prp: pasir
ris park,
chg: changi,
ubn: pulau ubin (other than cj)
cj: chek jawa, skd:
pulau sekudu,
bb: beting bronok, tus: tuas, ecp: east coast park, tm: tanah merah |
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Southern
shores
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lab:
labrador, snt:
sentosa, cyr:
cyrene reef, kus:
kusu island, laz:
lazarus island, sji:
st. john's island, sis:
sisters islands, jng: pulau jong, tkr: pulau tekukor, hnt: pulau hantu, tpg: terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk: pulau semakau, tsm: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya, beting bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau, rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa: live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged reefs in the area) |
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