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Oscarella sp.
?
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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mayby Plakortis sp.
?
Philippines, Anda 2018
Dive site: Lamanok Island
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undetermined sponges
Cebu, the Philippines 2007
Dive site: Pescador east
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?
undetermined sponge
Halmahera, Indonesia 2010
Dive site: Gemaf
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?
undetermined, probably a sponge
Bali, Indonesia 2011
Dive site: Kubu, Temple
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?
undetermined sponge
Raja Ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: The passage
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undetermined sponge
Raja Ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Five rocks
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?
undetermined sponge
Raja Ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: house reef Sorido (night dive)
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undetermined sponge
Raja Ampat, Indonesia 2014
Dive site: Friwenbonda
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?
undetermined sponge
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Nilog
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?
undetermined sponge
Anilao, the Philippines 2015
Dive site: Ligpo cavern
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?
undetermined sponge
Bali, Indonesia 2016
Dive site: Menjangan, Pos II
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?
undetermined sponge
Bali, Indonesia 2016
Dive site: Menjangan, Blue corner
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?
undetermined sponge
Bali, Indonesia 2016
Dive site: Menjangan, Mimpi chanel
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?
undetermined sponge
Romblon, the Philippines 2017
Dive site: San Pedro
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?
undetermined sponge
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu Lihunu
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?
undetermined sponge
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu Sahaung
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?
undetermined sponge
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Tanjung Totohe
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?
undetermined sponge
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Batu Beka
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?
undetermined sponge
Bangka, Indonesia 2017
Dive site: Efrata
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undetermined sponge
Australia, Victoria 2018
Dive site: Rye pier
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?
undetermined sponge
Australia, Victoria 2018
Dive site: Blairgowrie pier
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undetermined sponge
Australia, Victoria 2018
Dive site: Blairgowrie pier
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undetermined sponge
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Rapid bay jetty
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?
undetermined sponge
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Port Hughes jetty
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undetermined sponge
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Edithburg jetty
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?
undetermined sponge
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Edithburg jetty
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?
undetermined sponge
South Australia 2018
Dive site: Edithburg jetty
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undetermined sponge
Philippines, Anda 2018
Dive site: Pygmy house
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undetermined sponge
Philippines, Anda 2018
Dive site: Pygmy house
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Honeycomb
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?
with Polydorella prolifera?
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Ammo jetty
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Kwinana grain terminal
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?
undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Kwinana grain terminal
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Bulk terminal / Bulk jetty
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with Polydorella prolifera?
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Point peron
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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?
undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Canal rocks, Honeycombs
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Coogee marina, north wall
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Coogee marina, north wall
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Fremantle, South mole
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Cottesloe south beach
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Cottesloe south beach
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Cottesloe south beach
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undetermined sponge
Western Australia 2020
Dive site: Ammo jetty (night dive)
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undetermined sponge
Caribbean, Bonaire 2021
Dive site: Salt pier (night dive)
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undetermined sponge
Manado Bay, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Marigani
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undetermined sponge
Manado Bay, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Emma
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undetermined sponge
Manado Bay, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Circus critter 3
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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undetermined sponge (with Santia sp.)
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Bianca
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undetermined sponge
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Pulau makawide
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undetermined sponge
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Pulau makawide
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undetermined sponge
Lembeh, Indonesia 2022
Dive site: Teluk kembahu 1
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Monument
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Monument
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Monument
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Monument
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Pipeline
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point (night dive)
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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undetermined sponge Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Nelson bay, Fly point
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Bare island
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Gordons bay
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undetermined sponge
Australia, New South Wales 2023
Dive site: Gordons bay
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| My sponge is my castle |
The Barrel sponge, Xestospongia testudinaria provides a home or shelter for
many permanent or temporary guests. Some of the barrel sponges are big
enough to fit a man. The rim if soft and vulnerable, but the surface is hard
and deeply ridged.
In the ridges you can often find different kind of crustaceans. The Pink
squat lobster is probably the best known and permanent inhabitant.
As far as I know it’s only found on the barrel sponge. But there’s many more
crustaceans to be found between the ridges, especially different species of
porcelain crabs.
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Also other species find a refuge on the barrel sponge. They’re sometimes
covered with Lampert's sea cucumbers, at night small fishes like (Pseud)anthias
species and Spotted hawkfish can be found sleeping between the ridges.
On the house reef of Kubu Indah Dive Resort we found a big Barrel Sponge,
acting as a kind of apartment building. During several night dives we found
over 10 different species, among them our
first Bumblebee shrimp. But also the other barrel sponges on the house reef all
had their guests.
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Xestospongia testudinaria
Barrel sponge with Synaptula lamperti
Cebu, the Philippines 2007
Dive site: Pescador south-east
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Gnathophyllum americanum
Bumblebee shrimp
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Hyastenus bispinosus
Decorator arrow crab
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Lauriea siagiani
Hairy squat lobster (or Pink squat lobster)
Anilao, Philippines 2015
Dive site: Pinnacle
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Pagurixus maorus
?
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Percnon planissimum
Flat Rock Crab
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Petrolisthes sp.
undetermined porcelain crab
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Lissoporcellana furcillata
?
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Aliaporcellana spongicola
Barrel sponge crab
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Pseudanthias sp.
undetermined anthias
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Stenopus hispidus
sub-adult Banded boxer shrimp
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Thaumastocaris streptopus cf
?
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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probably Thalamita sp.
undetermined swimming crab
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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family Pilumnidae
probably subfamily Pilumninae
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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?
undetermined porcelain crab
Bali, Indonesia 2011
house reef Kubu Indah (night dive)
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Aliaporcellana spongicola
Barrel sponge crab
Bali, Indonesia 2009
Dive site: Seraya
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Cirrhitichthys aprinus
Spotted (or Blotched) hawkfish
Bali, Indonesia 2009
Dive site: Turtle neck / Bloo lagoon
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?
unidentified swimming crab
Cebu, Philippines 2007
Dive site: Pescador south (night dive)
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Charybdis paucidentata
Red swimming crab
Ambon, Indonesia 2010
house reef Maluku divers (night dive)
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Helcogramma striatum
Tropical striped triplefin
Bali, Indonesia 2011
Dive site: Tulamben, Coral garden
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