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Identify my sponge?

 
 bubs
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We found a couple of these on a South Coast beach. They were covering/encrusting cockles or small scallops.  Google just seems to find NZ species. IMG_20241124_151617


 
Posted : 24/11/2024 4:35 pm
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 woody2000
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemimycale_columella


 
Posted : 24/11/2024 10:49 pm
 bubs
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For future reference.  Possibly Ophlitaspongia papilla.. not usually found in South East but it was during Storm Bert and things were pretty whipped up.

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/635969-Ophlitaspongia-papilla


 
Posted : 25/11/2024 12:03 am
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