Fungus Sponge
Dictyonella funicularisThis sponge is an encrusting variety. It will overgrow corals, rocks, and It looks like a plant or fungus, but I found that it is actually a sponge! Dictyonella funicularis Look for it.
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This sponge is an encrusting variety. It will overgrow corals, rocks, and It looks like a plant or fungus, but I found that it is actually a sponge! Dictyonella funicularis Look for it.