Orange Veined encrusting Sponge
Rhaphidophlus venosusUncommon in shallow water, but can be found if you search dark recesses. A small (up to a foot) encrusting orange sponge that is similar in appearance to the Star Encrusting Sponge, but looks more porous, has more, and finer and longer veins that radiate from the excurrent openings.
![Orange Veined Encrusting Sponge - Rhaphidophlus venosus](picture_library/creatures/sponges/orange-veined-encrusting-sponge_0564.jpg)
![Orange Veined Encrusting Sponge - Rhaphidophlus venosus](picture_library/creatures/sponges/orange-veined-encrusting-sponge_7238.jpg)
![Orange Veined Encrusting Sponge - Rhaphidophlus venosus](picture_library/creatures/sponges/orange-veined-encrusting-sponge_0565.jpg)