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sponges
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| Phylum Porifera |
| Rainbow
sponge Suberites sp.* Family Suberitidae updated Feb 12 Where seen? This smooth sponge that comes in various colours is sometimes common on our rocky Northern shores. Features: A thin layer encrusting hard surface covering 10-20cm. Sometimes with with irregular knobs, folds and lobes. Holes not obvious when the sponge is out of water. Texture glossy, rubbery and feels smooth and velvety. Comes in a very wide range of colours from black, grey, violet, red, orange, green, yellowish green and blue. Sometimes, several colours in one sponge. It is not clear what causes the colour variation. |
 Pulau Ubin, Dec 09 |
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Rainbow sponges on Singapore shores
 Pulau Ubin, Dec 09  |
 Pulau Ubin, Dec 09  |
 Changi, Jan 12 
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more photos of rainbow sponges on Singapore shores
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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