Porifera Collection (page 5)

Cryptic Teardrop Crab on purple sponge, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Banded Butterflyfish hover over sea sponges, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Close-up of orange cup coral in the Caribbean

Colorful reef scene with bright orange tube sponge and soft coral profiled against cerulean blue water and sun, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba

Hermit crab on sponge in Gulf of Mexico

Juvenille Damselfish use a large sponge for cover
Juvenile Damselfish use a large sponge for cover, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Barrel sponge seascape, Belize

A massive barrel sponge grows on a healthy coral reef near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life

The Salvador Dali sponge with intricate swirling surface pattern, Indonesia
A diver looks on at the Salvador Dali sponge (Petrosia lignosa) which only grows with this intricate swirling surface pattern in Gorontalo waters, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Bright orange sponge with diver and torch, Papua New Guinea
Bright orange sponge with diver and torch, Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

A large barrel sponge covered with crinoids in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This area is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity

A large group of purple tube sponge sits high on the reef, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands.The Hilma Hooker Shipwreck is visible in the background

A scorpionfish lays on a large sponge on a coral reef near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life

A blue starfish clings to a barrel sponge in Indonesia
A blue starfish (Linckia laevigata) clings to barrel sponge in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical region in Indonesia is known for its spectacular coral reefs and high marine biodiversity

A species of Pirania, a primitive sponge that populated the ocean floors 505 million
A species of Pirania, a primitive sponge that populated the ocean floors about 505 million years ago. The stems were hollow with bunches of long spicules attached to them

An Olenoides trilobite scurries across a Middle Cambrian ocean floor
An Olenoides serratus trilobite scurries across a Middle Cambrian ocean floor about 500 million years ago. Olenoides serratus grew to be about four inches long

Red Banded Polypore -Fomitopsis pinicola-, Untergroningen, Abtsgmuend, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Queen Angelfish -Holacanthus ciliaris- in front of sponge, Little Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago

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Scuba diving along the Coral reef. Diver with torch and Tube sponges Date:

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Robe Sponges Date:

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Diver and Tube sponges Date:

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DIVER - Sponge & featherstars Date:

Natural sponge, rounded shape, close up

A natural sponge

Coloured SEM of a natural sponge
Sponge. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an unidentified sponge, phylum Porifera. The branching structure of the sponges body is supported by an internal skeleton of calcareous or

Nudibranch on a sponge C014 / 2910
Nudibranch (Flabelline exoptata) on a sponge. Nudibranchs are shell-less marine molluscs that live in seas around the world

Sponge on a reef. Red sponge (phylum Porifera) branching amongst corals on a reef. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Neptunes cup sponge (Poterion patera) specimen

Hydnoceras tuberosum, glass sponge fossil C016 / 4994
Hydnoceras tuberosum, glass sponge fossil. Glass sponges are also known as hexactinellid sponges. They are a form of sponge, with a silaceous skeleton

Natural sponge C013 / 9837
Natural sponge. Close-up of a natural sponge showing its structure. Sponges (phylum Porifera) are simple multicellular aquatic animals

Natural sponge C013 / 9836
Natural sponge. Sponges (phylum Porifera) are simple multicellular aquatic animals. They have bodies full of pores and channels (seen here) that allow water to circulate through them

Sponge spicules, SEM
Sponge spicules. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of spicules from a sea sponge. Sponges are primitive aquatic organisms that filter food from the water

Natural sponge, SEM
Natural sponge. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) showing the branching structure of the body of a natural sponge (phylum porifera)

Discodermid sponge
Discodermia lives a sessile life on the seabed around North America and the Caribbean

Metaldetes
A small block of limestone, 5 cm across, from the Cambrian of South Australia, containing sectioned specimens of the archaeocyathan sponge Metaldetes

Drawing labelled Sponge and coral
Drawing by Thomas Malie. Thomas Malie, a surgeon to the Kings Dragoon Guards, sailed to the West Indies during the course of his military service and made detailed drawings of local flora and fauna

Glass sponge probably Euplectella suberea
Drawing made from several damaged specimens collected during The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) west of Gibraltar, between Pernambuco & Bahia, S. America

Ventriculites, sponge
A Cretaceous flint broken open to reveal the sponge Ventriculites with a root-like base

Pemmatites, lithistid sponge
This sponge originates from the Permian rocks of the Artic island of Spitzbergen

Drawing labelled Sponge
Drawing by Thomas Malie. Thomas Malie, a surgeon to the Kings Dragoon Guards, sailed to the West Indies during the course of his military service and made detailed drawings of local flora and fauna

Hydnoceras, a hexactinellid sponge
Over 17 cm tall, this natural cast of the hexactinellid sponge Hydnoceras comes from Devonian rocks of New York State

Porosphaera (sponge) necklace
Necklace of Porosphaera beads from the Bronze Age, Higham Marshes, near Rochester, Kent. From the neck of a crouched skeleton in a stone-lined grave

Raphiidonema faringdone, calcareous sponge
A vase-shaped calcareous sponge with numerous small canals from the Cretaceous of Berkshire, England

Poterion patera, Neptunes cup sponge
Neptunes cup sponge specimen on display atthe Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History museum, London

Meliceritites semiclausa, bryozoan
Branching colony of a fossil cyclostome bryozoan. Specimen originates from the Lower Cretaceous Faringdon Sponge Gravel, Faringdon, Oxfordshire

Bronze Age necklace made of Porosphaera
The fossil sponge Porosphaera can be found within Britains Cretaceous chalk. This necklace of 79 Porosphaera specimens was found around the neck of a skeleton dating back 4

Luffa acutangula, sponge gourd
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Original text under illustration reads Cucumis acutangula

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Porifera, also known as sponges, are fascinating creatures found in various aquatic environments around the world. From the vibrant coral reefs of Trinidad and Tobago to the icy waters of Lake Baikal in Russia, these organisms come in a wide array of shapes, sizes, and colors. In Little Tobago, a Fingerprint Flamingo Tongue snail gracefully crawls over a delicate sponge called Cyphoma signatum. The contrasting patterns on both species create an enchanting sight for divers and marine enthusiasts alike. Caribbean coral reefs boast the presence of a yellow tube sponge called Aplysina fistularis. Its intricate growth pattern adds depth and texture to this underwater wonderland. Traveling all the way to Siberia's Lake Baikal, we encounter an extraordinary combination: a Lake Baikal sponge surrounded by freshwater snails. This unique ecosystem showcases nature's ability to adapt and thrive even in extreme conditions. The portrait of a Giant frogfish resting on a large Yellow elephant ear sponge captures their symbiotic relationship perfectly. These sponges provide camouflage for these masters of disguise while benefiting from protection against predators. Heading towards the Channel Islands in the UK, we find ourselves observing Cliona celata or Boring Sponge at work. With its specialized enzymes, this tiny creature excavates tunnels within hard substrates like shells or rocks - truly nature's architects. Bonaire presents us with another captivating scene featuring two distinct sponges: Stove-pipe sponge (Aplysina archeri) alongside Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes). Their vibrant hues bring life to this Caribbean paradise. Venturing into deeper waters near coral seamounts reveals an intriguing sight – gravid female Glass/Ghost shrimp delicately perched upon Glass sponges (Hexactinellida). This interaction highlights how different species rely on each other for survival.