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| sponges text index | photo index |
| Phylum Porifera |
| Tangled
sponge Callyspongia samarensis* Family Callyspongiidae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? Appearing like a bunch of tangles, this sponge is sometimes seen on our Southern shores. Features: 15-20cm long, 1cm in diameter. A clump 'stems' flatttened, slender (0.5cm), long and sparsely branched, often in a tangle. Small regular holes along the length. Colours bluish to olive green and yellowish green. |
 Pulau Pawai, Dec 09  |
 Pulau Semakau, May 08  |
 Pulau Hantu, Jul 07  |
| *Species are difficult
to positively identify without close examination. On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display. |
| Tangled sponges on Singapore shores |
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| Other sightings on Singapore shores |
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