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| sponges text index | photo index |
| Phylum Porifera |
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antler sponge Haliclona sp.* Family Chalinidae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? This black sponge that resembles antles is sometimes seen on our Northern shores, growing on hard surfaces, including pipes and abandoned drums near the mid-water mark. Features: Sparsely branching 'stems' (up to 20cm long) that are cylindrical thick (about 3-4cm in diameter) with a smooth surface. Some branches taper to elegant points. Also with low knobs. Holes at the top of knobs, and along the length of the 'stems'. Colour usually a deep black, but when exposed out of water may be greyish. |
 Pulau Sekudu, Aug 05 |
 Chek Jawa, Aug 05 |
 Chek Jawa, Aug 05 |
 Pulau Sekudu, Aug 05 |
 Changi, Jul 07  |
 Changi, Jul 10  |
 Chek Jawa, Jan 01  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Black antler sponges on Singapore shores |
| Photos of Black antler sponges for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
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