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sponges
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| Phylum Porifera |
| Spiky
tubular sponge Gelliodes sp.* Family Niphatidae updated Dec 11 Where seen? This tubular with spikes sponge is sometimes seen on Beting Bronok. Features: A neat small bush (about 20cm) with closely packed narrow tubes (about 1-2cm wide) regularly ringed with large neat spikes, forming a star-like shape around the large hole at the tip of the tube. Colour lilac to bluish. Sometimes confused with Tubular sponges (Haliclona sp.) which may have spikes around their hollow tubes but the spikes are not as regular or neat. |
 Beting Bronok, May 03 |
 Beting Bronok, Aug 05 |
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Spiky tubular sponges on Singapore shores
 Beting Bronok, Jun 10 |
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 Beting Bronok, Jun 10 |
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 Beting Bronok, Jun 10 |
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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.
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