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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 Semakau, May 08 |
 Pulau Pawai, Dec 09 |
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 Pulau Hantu, Feb 06 |
*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 |
| Photos of Tangled sponges for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
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