Sponge Photos

Photographs by
Dr. G. P. Schmahl, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

Cinachyra alloclada Erylus formosus
   
Geodia neptuni Cliona delitrix
   
Anthosigmella varians Spheciospongia vesparium
   
Placospongia melobesioides Spirastrella coccinea
   
Chondrilla nucula Agelas clathrodes
   
Clathria (Thalysias) juniperina Monanchora unguiferus
   
Monanchora barbadensis Neofibularia nolitangere
   
Mycale laxissima Axinella sp.
   
Dragmacidon lunaecharta Scopalina reutzleri
   
Callyspongia vaginalis Callyspongia armigera
   
Callyspongia fallax Niphates erecta
   
Cribrochalina vasculum Amphimedon compressa
   
Ircinia felix Ircinia campana
   
Ircinia strobilina Smenospongia aurea
   
Aplysilla sulfurea Halisarca sp.
   
Aplysina lacunosa Aplysina cauliformis
   
Pseudoceratina crassa "Black ball" sponge
   
"Geodia sp. ?" "Hard orange" sponge
   
"Orange ball" sponge "Purple encrusting" sponge
   
 
"Orange encrusting" sponge