Porifera sp.

Sponges at Green Cape, NSW

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Identification history

	Porifera sp.	23 Jun 2025	Jennyncmg
	Porifera sp.	22 Jun 2025	Hejor1

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cream blobs with holes

3 comments

Jennyncmg wrote:

23 Jun 2025

The bottom right photo is Tethya ingalli as you identified in aother photo

Hejor1 wrote:

23 Jun 2025

@Jennyncmg the cream coloured sponge the Tethya is on, is that part of the tethya or a different sponge? The cream coloured one seemed to be growing around/under the Tethya and wasn't present in all the spots I found Tethya.

Jennyncmg wrote:

23 Jun 2025

It looks like the Tethya has grown over the cream coloured sponge

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Location information

Coordinates 150.050369 -37.262711
Altitude 3.2m
Maps Beowa National Park
Places Green Cape, NSW

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
21 Jun 2025 09:55 AM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by
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Hejor1 NatureMapr South Coast Sponges (Porifera) Other Marine Invertebrates Marine Invertebrates Porifera sp.

Species information

Porifera sp. Scientific name
Sponges Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
2.11m to 15.39m Recorded at altitude

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