Sponge – Mieke's Bonaire

Sponges can be very colorful: red, pink, purple, yellow, brown, black. Some have different appearances, which makes it hard to determine. Some look like tunicates. I have tried my best to get the right names.

Aplysina archeri — stove-pipe sponge purple

Aplysina archeri — stove-pipe sponge purple

Aplysina archeri — stove-pipe sponge purple spawning

Agelas conifera — brown tube sponge

Agelas conifera — brown tube sponge

brown tube sponge

Agelas conifera — brown tube sponge

Aplysina fistularis — yellow tube sponge

Aplysina fistularis — yellow tube sponge

yellow tube sponge spawning

Pseudoceratina crassa — branching tube sponge

branching tube sponge

Callyspongia vaginalis, Aplysina cauliformis — branching vase and rope sponge

Callyspongia vaginalis — branching vase sponge

Canthigaster rostrata, Callyspongia vaginalis — branching vase sponge and sharpnose puffer

Callyspongia vaginalis — branching vase sponge

Callyspongia vaginalis — branching vase sponge

Callyspongia plicifera — azure vase sponge

Callyspongia plicifera, Cephalopholis fulvus — azure vase sponge and coney

Callyspongia plicifera, Cephalopholis fulvus — azure vase sponge and coney

Geodia neptuni — leathery barrel sponge

Geodia neptuni — leathery barrel sponge spawning

Ircinia strobilina — black-ball sponge

Neofibularia nolitangere — touch-me-not sponge

Neofibularia nolitangere — touch-me-not sponge

Neofibularia nolitangere — touch-me-not sponge

loggerhead sponge

Aplysina cauliformis — row pore rope sponge

Aplysina cauliformis — row pore rope sponge

pore rope sponge

pore rope sponge

Aplysina cauliformis — row pore rope sponge

Aplysina cauliformis — row pore rope sponge

Phorbas amaranthus — red sieve encrusting sponge

Clathria sp. — peach encrusting sponge

Mycale laevis — orange icing sponge

Ectyoplasia ferox — brown encrusting octopus sponge

brown encrusting octopus sponge

Agelas clathrodes — orange elephant ear sponge

orange elephant ear sponge

Spheciospongia vesparium, Agelas clathrodes — loggerhead and orange elephant ear sponge

Holopsamma helwigi — lumpy overgrowing sponge

Iotrochota birotulata, Parazoanthus swiftii, Ophiothrix suensonii — green finger sponge with golden zoanthid and bristle stars

orange lumpy encrusting sponge

Ptilocaulis sp., Millepora alcicornis — white lumpy encrusting sponge and branching fire coral

Ptilocaulis sp. — white lumpy encrusting sponge

lumpy overgrowing sponge

Ptilocaulis sp. — encrusting sponge

encrusting sponge

Clathria sp. — pink encrusting sponge

encrusting sponge

encrusting sponge

encrusting sponge

sponges en fairy basslet

sponges en fairy basslet

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