Porifera sp.

Sponges at Green Cape, NSW

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

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cream blobs with holes

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   23 Jun 2025
The bottom right photo is Tethya ingalli as you identified in aother photo
   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.
   23 Jun 2025
It looks like the Tethya has grown over the cream coloured sponge

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  • At least 1 Abundance
  • 21 Jun 2025 09:55 AM Recorded on
  • Hejor1 Recorded by

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  • 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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