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sponges
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| Phylum Porifera |
| Thick
pink branching sponge Callyspongia diffusa* Family Callyspongiidae updated Dec 11 Where seen? This group of dull pink or lilac, rough thick walled sponges are sometimes seen on some of our Southern shores, growing on coral rubble. Features: Grouped on this page are sponges with rough thick walls and coloured a dull pink or purplish pink (lilac). Texture a fine network angular polygons formed out of tiny spikes. Forms variable. Some have thick cylindrical branches, long or short. These branches may fuse to form upright, fan-like or other irregular shapes. There may be a large circular hole (0.5cm) at the tip of a branch but the hole isn't very deep. There may also be holes of regular size and spaced along the length of the branch. Looks similar to the Lumpy pink sponge which has deeper holes, a more encrusting form and smoother texture and is usually bright pink or bright purple. |
 Pulau Hantu, Jul 07  |
 Pulau Hantu, Jun 10 |
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Thick pink branching sponges on Singapore shores
 Sentosa, Jun 07  |
 Pulau Semakau, Feb 08  |
 Pulau Hantu, Jul 07 
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 Terumbu Semakau, Dec 11 |
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more photos of thick pink branching sponges on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4
*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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