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Other Caribbean Sponges

A variety of sponges that have been found in the USVI.







Niphates erecta
 Niphates erecta
Niphates erecta
Niphates erecta
Red Star Encrusting Sponge - Halisarca sp.
Halisarca sp.
Red Star Encrusting Sponge - Halisarca sp.
Halisarca sp. 
White Star Encrusting Sponge - Halisarca sp.(?) Halisarca sp.
Purple Encrusting Sponge - Halisarca sp.
Halisarca sp.
Purple Encrusting Sponge - Halisarca sp.
Halisarca sp. 
Purple Encrusting Sponge - Halisarca sp.
Clathria (Thalysias) venosa(?)
Clathria (Thalysias) venosa(?)
Clathria (Thalysias) venosa(?)
Clathria (Thalysias) venosa(?)
Sponge - Spheciospongia vesparium (?)
Spheciospongia vesparium (?)
 
Scattered Pore Sponges
Scattered Pore Sponges
Scattered Pore Sponges