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| sponges text index | photo index |
| Phylum Porifera |
| Spiky
tubular sponge Gelliodes sp.* Family Niphatidae updated Oct 2016 Where seen? This tubular with spikes sponge is sometimes seen on Beting Bronok. Features: A neat small bush (about 20cm) with closely packed narrow tubes (about 1-2cm wide) regularly ringed with large neat spikes, forming a star-like shape around the large hole at the tip of the tube. There is a transparent 'lip' around the hole which is more obvious in a submerged sponge. Colour lilac to bluish. Sometimes confused with Tubular sponges (Haliclona sp.) which may have spikes around their hollow tubes but the spikes are not as regular or neat. |
 Beting Bronok, Jul 13 |
 Beting Bronok, Jun 10 |
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 Transparent 'lip' around large opening. Tiny shrimp and brittle star on sponge. |
 Beting Bronok, Jun 10  |
 Beting Bronok, Jun 10  |
 Pulau Sekudu, May 12  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
| Spiky tubular sponges on Singapore shores |
| Photos of Spiky tubular sponges for free download from wildsingapore flickr |
| Distribution in Singapore on this wildsingapore flickr map |
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