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| sponges text index | photo index |
| Phylum Porifera |
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olives' sponge Stelletta clavosa* Family Ancorinidae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? This tiny spherical olive-coloured and olive-shaped sponges with fine filaments are sometimes seen sprinkled on coral rubble or even stuck on other sponges. This sponge is highly tolerant of silt and can be found on most reefs. Features: About 2cm in diameter, spherical covered with short, fine spines. May be slightly flattened at the top. There is a single large hole at the top. Called the oscule, this is where water is expelled from the tiny sponge. Colour usually dull olive green, may also be yellow. |
 Terumbu Berkas, Jan 10 |
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 Beting Bemban Besar, Mar 12 |
 Cyrene Reef, Jul 10 |
 Pulau Hantu, Apr 10 |
 Common hairy crab eating one? Terumbu Pempang Tengah, Apr 12 |
*Sponge species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| 'Hairy olives' sponges on Singapore shores |
On wildsingapore
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
 Pulau Salu, Jun 10 |
 Pulau Senang, Jun 10 |
 Terumbu Berkas, May 10 |
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