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| sponges text index | photo index |
| Phylum Porifera |
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Phylum Porifera sponges
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pgl
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prp
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chg
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ubn |
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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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
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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rfl
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lfa
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pgl
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prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp |
Callyspongia
sp. Purple branching sponge |
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pgl |
chg |
cj |
tus |
ecp |
lab |
snt |
tkr |
sis |
cyr |
hnt |
tpg |
smk |
tsm |
lfa |
Callyspongia
diffusa Champagne 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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Callyspongia
samarensis Tangled sponge |
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snt |
kus |
cyr |
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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cj |
bb |
lab |
snt |
tkr |
kus |
laz |
sis |
cyr |
hnt |
tpg |
smk |
tsm |
lfa |
Coelocarteria
singaporensis Daisy sponge |
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snt |
cyr |
hnt |
smk |
tsm |
Dactylospongia elegans Mustard sponge |
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pgl |
chg |
ubn |
cj |
skd |
bb |
ecp |
snt |
sji |
lfa |
Echinodictyum
conulosum Black prickly sponge |
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cj |
skd |
bb |
tpg |
Gelliodes sp. Spiky tubular sponge |
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cj |
skd |
tus |
snt
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kus |
hnt |
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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smk |
Haliclona
sp. Black antler sponge |
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pgl |
prp |
chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb |
tus |
ecp
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lab
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snt
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Haliclona
sp. Elegant branching sponge |
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pgl |
chg |
ubn |
cj |
skd |
bb |
tus |
snt |
tkr |
Haliclona sp. Lumpy green sponge |
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pgl |
chg |
cj |
bb |
Lumpy orange sponge awaiting identification |
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pgl |
chg |
ubn |
cj |
skd |
bb |
tus |
ecp |
lab |
snt |
tkr |
cyr |
hnt |
smk |
tsm |
Haliclona sp. Lumpy purple sponge |
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pgl |
chg |
ubn |
cj |
skd |
bb |
tus |
ecp |
snt |
hnt |
smk |
tsm |
Haliclona sp. Tubular sponge |
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pgl |
chg |
ubn |
cj |
skd |
bb |
tm |
lab |
snt |
kus |
hnt |
tpg |
smk |
tsm |
lfa |
Haliclona cf. baeri Lumpy pink sponge |
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chg |
bb |
Higginsia sp. Higgin's sponge |
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chg |
cj |
skd |
bb |
tpg |
tsm |
Hyattella tubaria Brownie sponge |
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chg |
cj |
skd |
bb |
snt
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tkr |
sji
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sis
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cyr |
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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Ircinia
sp. Brown prickly branching sponge |
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tm
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji |
sis |
cyr |
jng
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hnt |
tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Lamellodysidea
herbacea Silvery blue sponge |
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prp |
chg |
cj |
skd |
bb |
tus |
tm |
lab |
snt |
tkr |
laz |
sji |
cyr |
tpg |
smk |
tsm |
lfa |
Neopetrosia sp. Blue jorunna sponge |
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lab |
snt |
tkr |
kus
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laz |
sji
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sis
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cyr |
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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rfl |
lfa
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Pseudoceratina
purpurea Yellow prickly branching sponge |
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cj |
skd |
bb |
tus |
lab |
snt |
tkr |
kus |
laz |
sji |
sis |
cyr |
jng |
hnt |
tpg |
smk |
tsm |
lfa |
Spheciospongia cf. vagabunda Chocolate sponge |
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pgl |
chg |
ubn |
cj |
skd |
bb |
tus |
ecp |
lab |
laz |
Amorphinopsis excavans Crumbly sponge |
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prp |
chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp |
tm
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
hnt
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tpg |
smk
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tsm |
Chondrilla
australiensis Melted chocolate sponge |
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chg |
lab |
snt |
tkr |
Clathria cf. mima Veined sponge |
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smk |
Cliona sp. Sucker sponge |
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
rfl
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lfa
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Lendenfeldia
cf. chondrodes Blue icing sponge |
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pgl |
prp |
chg
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ubn |
skd |
bb
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ecp |
Mycale
parishi Orange prickly sponge |
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lab
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snt |
tkr |
sji |
sis
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cyr |
jng
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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 Smooth brown sponge |
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pgl
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prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd |
Suberites
sp. Rainbow sponge |
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
laz
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sis |
cyr |
hnt
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tpg
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smk |
tsm |
lfa
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Smooth
green sponge awaiting identification |
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tm |
lab |
snt
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laz |
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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cj |
skd |
kus |
'Milo' sponge Awaiting identification |
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| Ball- or vase-shaped sponges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
snt |
kus |
tpg |
smk |
tsm |
Aaptos suberitoides 'Century egg' sponge |
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chg |
cj |
skd |
bb
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tus |
ecp |
snt |
tkr |
laz |
sji |
sis |
hnt |
tpg
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smk |
tsm |
Biemna
sp. Potato sponge |
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pgl |
chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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lab |
snt |
tkr |
kus
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laz |
sji |
sis
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cyr |
jng |
hnt
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tpg |
smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Cinachyrella
australiensis Golf ball sponge |
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| Cliona patera The Neptune's Cup sponge |
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pgl |
chg
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ubn |
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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pgl |
chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb |
ecp
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snt |
sji |
lfa |
Echinodictyum
conulosum Black prickly sponge |
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pgl |
chg |
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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tkr |
kus
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sji
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cyr |
jng
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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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skd |
hnt |
tpg |
tsm |
Petrosia sp. Colourful chimney sponge |
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
laz |
sji
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sis
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cyr |
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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Rhabdastrella
globostellata Yellow pot sponge |
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cyr |
jng |
hnt |
tpg |
smk |
tsm
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lfa
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Stelletta
clavosa 'Hairy olives' sponge |
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chg
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ubn |
cj |
skd
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bb
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tkr |
laz |
jng |
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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pgl |
prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd |
bb |
tus
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tkr |
smk
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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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tm |
lab |
snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz |
sji
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sis
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cyr |
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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| Other shapes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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cj
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skd
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bb |
tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz |
sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng |
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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lab |
snt
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tkr |
kus |
laz |
sji
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sis |
cyr |
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
sp. Yellow volcano sponge |
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bb |
Terpios
sp. 'Roti jala' sponge |
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pgl |
prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus |
kus
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hnt |
tpg |
smk
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tsm |
Straw sponge | |||||||||||||
chg |
cj |
skd |
bb |
tus |
lab |
kus |
hnt |
smk |
Yellow bumpy sponge | |||||||||||||||||
pgl |
cj |
skd |
bb |
Yellow horn 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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pgl: punggol, prp:
pasir ris park,
chg: changi, cj:
chek jawa including pulau ubin, 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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