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| sponges text index | photo index |
| Phylum Porifera |
| Crumbly sponge Amorphinopsis excavans* Family Halichondriidae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? This colourful sponge with a crumbly-looking texture is sometimes seen on our Northern shores. Often seen near Rainbow sponges (Suberites sp.) Features: Encrusting to irregular boulder-shaped sponge 10-15cm, surface rough and irregular. Holes not obvious out of water. On the outside, greyish-green, blue. Those growing in shade said to be yellowish. Bright yellow on the inside. |
 Punggol, Aug 13 |
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*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Crumbly sponges on Singapore shores |
| Photos of Crumbly sponges for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
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