Sponges

Fan Sponges (Demospongiae) growing on deep reef boulder.
Fan Sponges (Demospongiae) growing on deep reef boulder. Sponges |Fan Sponges (Demospongiae)

Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) on deep reef.
Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) on deep reef. fingers colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint vertical temperate red deep depths sponges vertical Sponges |Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae)

Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters.
Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters. mass many similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponge rich diverse diversity orange red colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint reefs grow growth deeps depths depth Sponges |Silica Sponges (Demospongiae)

Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters.
Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters. mass many similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponge rich diverse diversity orange red colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint reefs grow growth deeps depths depth Sponges |Silica Sponges (Demospongiae)

Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters.
Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters. mass rich grow growth growing diverse diversity sponges colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red orange Sponges |Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae)

Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters.
Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters. mass many similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponge rich diverse diversity orange red colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint reefs grow growth deeps depths depth Sponges |Silica Sponges (Demospongiae)

Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters.
Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters. mass many similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponge rich diverse diversity orange red colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint reefs grow growth deeps depths depth vertical Sponges |Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae)

Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters.
Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters. mass many similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponge rich diverse diversity orange red colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint reefs grow growth deeps depths depth vertical Sponges |Orange Finger Sponge (Demospongiae)

Slender Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters.
Slender Finger Sponge (Demospongiae) and other sessile marine life on 40m deep rocky reef in southern temperate waters. mass many similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponge rich diverse diversity reefs grow growth deeps depths depth vertical Sponges |Slender Finger Sponge (Demospongiae)

Yellow Ball Sponge (Demospongiae) Detail of multiple syphons.
Yellow Ball Sponge (Demospongiae) Detail of multiple syphons. colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponges outlet outlets syphin syphins syphon hole holes moon crater craters Sponges |Yellow Ball Sponge (Demospongiae)

Yellow Sponge (Thorecta sp.) syphon outlet.
Yellow Sponge (Thorecta sp.) syphon outlet. colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponges outlet outlets syphin syphins syphon hole holes moon crater craters Sponges |Yellow Sponge (Thorecta sp.)

Yellow Sponge (Thorecta sp.) syphon outlet.
Yellow Sponge (Thorecta sp.) syphon outlet. colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint sponges outlet outlets syphin syphins syphon hole holes moon crater craters vertical Sponges |Yellow Sponge (Thorecta sp.)

Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) on deep rocky reef.
Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp.) on deep rocky reef. colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint corals soft delicate fragile vertical sponge sessile Sponges |Silica Sponges (Demospongiae)

Silica Sponge (Demospongiae) on deep rocky reef.
Silica Sponge (Demospongiae) on deep rocky reef. sponges texture textured yellow flesh fleshy porous Sponges |Silica Sponge (Demospongiae)

Vase Sponges (Spongia sp.)
Vase Sponges (Spongia sp.) mass many group together same identical similar invertebrate invertebrates sponge vases filter filtering outlet mouth mouths sessile Sponges |Vase Sponges (Spongia sp.)

Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and sessile reef growth with Blue Devilfish (Paraplesiops meleagris) on deep temperate reef wall.
Silica Sponges (Demospongiae) and sessile reef growth with Blue Devilfish (Paraplesiops meleagris) on deep temperate reef wall. mass many group together same identical similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint yellow blue cyan lush fertile rich slope sloping Sponges |Silica Sponges (Demospongiae)

Cup Sponge (Demospongiae) on deep temperate reef wall.
Cup Sponge (Demospongiae) on deep temperate reef wall. single one alone lonely isolated individual invertebrate grey gray diagonal slope sloping bowl hollow concave sponges invertebrates vertical Sponges |Cup Sponge (Demospongiae)

Sponges (Demospongiae) on deep temperate reef wall.
Sponges (Demospongiae) on deep temperate reef wall. single one alone lonely isolated individual invertebrate grey gray diagonal slope sloping sponges invertebrates vertical colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint yelow deeps depth Sponges |Sponges (Demospongiae)

Silica Sponge (Demospongiae) on deep temperate reef wall.
Silica Sponge (Demospongiae) on deep temperate reef wall. single one alone lonely isolated individual invertebrate grey gray diagonal slope sloping sponges invertebrates vertical colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint yelow deeps depth Sponges |Silica Sponge (Demospongiae)

Rope Sponge (Aplysina fulva) releasing sperm and/or eggs during spawning release.
Rope Sponge (Aplysina fulva) releasing sperm and/or eggs during spawning release. scattered pore rope-sponge ropesponge sex reproduction mate mating maternal copulate copulation spawn spawned cloud cloudy release released eject ejecting ejected |Rope Sponge (Aplysina fulva)