
A sponge - Axinella infundibuliformis
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Axinella infundibuliformis )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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A sponge - Ciocalypta penicillus
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Ciocalypta penicillus )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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A sponge - Ciocalypta penicillus
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Ciocalypta penicillus )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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A sponge - Ciocalypta penicillus
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Ciocalypta penicillus )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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A sponge - Ciocalypta penicillus
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Ciocalypta penicillus )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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A sponge - Ciocalypta penicillus
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Ciocalypta penicillus )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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A sponge - Ciocalypta penicillus
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Ciocalypta penicillus )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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A sponge - Leucosolenia botryoides
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Leucosolenia botryoides ).
Location : Egersund, Norway
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A sponge - Pachymatisma johnstonia
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Pachymatisma johnstonia )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
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A sponge - Pachymatisma johnstonia
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Pachymatisma johnstonia )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
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A sponge - Polymastia robusta
©Erling Svensen
A sponge ( Polymastia robusta )
Location : Troms, Norway
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Antho dichotoma
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Antho dichotoma .
Location: Norway
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Antho dichotoma
©Erling Svensen
Sponge( Antho dichotoma ).
Location: Norway
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Antho dichotoma
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Antho dichotoma .
Location: Norway
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Axinella
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The sponge Axinella sp.
Location : Halvmåneøya , Svalbard
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Axinella infundibuliformis
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Axinella infundibuliformis .
Location: Norway
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Barnacle in Breadcrumb Sponge
©Rudolf Svensen
Barnacle ( thoracica ) in Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea ).
Location: Norway
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Barrel sponge and diver
©Nils Aukan
Barrel sponge ( Xestospongia testudinaria ) and diver .
Location: Sipadan , Malaysia
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Barrel sponge and diver
©Nils Aukan
Diveer over barrel-sponge( Petrosiidae ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
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Boreal deep-water sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Boreal deep-water sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
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Boreal deep-water sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Boreal deep-water sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
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Boreal deep-water sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Boreal deep-water sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
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Boreal deep-water sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Boreal deep-water sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
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Boreal deep-water sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Boreal deep-water sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
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Boring Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Boring Sponge ( Cliona celata ).
Location: Norway
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Brain coral and tube sponges
©Nils Aukan
Divers, brain coral (Platygyra sp) and tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis
).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
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Breadcrumb
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Nils Aukan
Breadcrumb Sponge( Halichondria panicea ).
Location: Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondra panicea )br>Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondra panicea )br>Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge( Halichondria panicea ).
Location: Norway
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Breadcrumb sponge
©Rudolf Svensen
Breadcrumb sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Norway
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Breadcrumb sponge
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb sponge ( Halichondria panicea )
Location : Egersund, Norway
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Breadcrumb Sponge and Plumose Anemone
©Erling Svensen
Breadcrumb Sponge( Halichondria panicea ) and Plumose Anemone (
Metridium senile ).
Location: Norway
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Breadcrumb sponge at Bear Island
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The Breadcrumb Sponge ( Halichondria panicea ).
Location : Bear Island , Norway
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Chalice sponge - Phakellia ventilabrum
©Erling Svensen
Chalice sponge ( Phakellia ventilabrum )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
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Chalice sponge - Phakellia ventilabrum
©Erling Svensen
Chalice sponge ( Phakellia ventilabrum )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
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Clathrina coriacea
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Clathrina coriacea .
Location: Norway
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Clathrina coriacea
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Clathrina coriacea .
Location: Norway
|

Clathrina nanseni, Hormathia
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
Calcareous sponge ( Clathrina nanseni ) and sea anemone( Hormathia ).
Location: Svalbard
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Clathrina sp.
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Clathrina sp. ).
Location: Norway
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Cliona sp
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Cliona sp.
Location: Norway
|

Common Mussel in Breadcrumb Sponge
©Rudolf Svensen
Common Mussel ( Mytilus edulis ) in Breadcrumb Sponge (Halichondria
panicea).
Location : Norway
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Deep water sponges
©Erling Svensen
Sponges (Phakellia ventilabrum - Geodia barretti)
Sted : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
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Deep-water sponge - Isops phlegraei
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Isops phlegraei )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
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Deep-water sponge - Isops phlegraei
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Isops phlegraei )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
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Esperiopsis fucorum
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Esperiopsis fucorum .
Location: Norway
|

Geodia baretti
©Rudolf Svensen
Sponge( Geodia baretti ).
Location: Norway
|

Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
The sponge ( Geodia macandrewii ).
Location: Norway
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Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
The sponge ( Geodia macandrewii ).
Location: Norway
|

Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Geodia barretti
Location: Norway
|

Geodia barretti and Northern Stone Crab
©Erling Svensen
The sponge ( Geodia barretti ) and Northern Stone Crab ( Lithodes maja
).
Location: Norway
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Geodia macandrewii
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Geodia macandrewii
Location: Norway
|

Giant sponges and diver
©Nils Aukan
Diveer over barrel-sponge( Petrosiidae ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
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Giant sponges and diver
©Nils Aukan
Diveer over barrel-sponge( Petrosiidae ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Grantia compressa
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Grantia compressa .
Location: Norway
|

Hymedesmia sp.
©Rudolf Svensen
The sponge Hymedesmia sp. .
Location: Norway
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Hymedesmia sp.
©Nils Aukan
The sponge Hymedesmia sp. .
Location: Norway
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Hymedesmia sp.
©Nils Aukan
The sponge Hymedesmia sp. .
Location: Norway
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Hymedesmia sp.
©Kåre Telnes
The sponge Hymedesmia sp. .
Location: Norway
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Lamellate sponge - Phakellia ventilabrum
©Erling Svensen
Lamellate sponge ( Phakellia ventilabrum )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
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Marine Sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Marine Sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Orange Golf Ball Sponge - Tethya aurantium
©Erling Svensen
Orange Golf Ball Sponge ( Tethya aurantium )
Location : Troms, Norway
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Phakellia rugosa
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Phakellia rugosa .
Location: Norway
|

Phakellia rugosa
©Rudolf Svensen
Sponge( Phakellia rugosa ).
Location: Norway
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Phakellia rugosa
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Phakellia rugosa .
Location: Norway
|

Pink sponge and diver
©Nils Aukan
Diver and tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Polymastia mammilaris
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The sponge Polymastia mammilaris
Location :northern Norway
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Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Polymastia mammillaris .
Location: Norway
|

Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Polymastia mammillaris and a Sea Lily ( Crinoidea ).
Location: Norway
|

Polymastia robusta
©Nils Aukan
The sponge Polymastia robusta .
Location: Norway
|

Porifera - Axinella crinita
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Axinella crinita )
Location : Fjord Comau, Chile
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Porifera - Axinella crinita
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Axinella crinita )
Location : Fjord Comau, Chile
|

Porifera - Tetilla cranium
©Rudolf Svensen
Sponge ( Tetilla cranium )
Location : Nordland, Norway
|

Porifera - Tetilla cranium
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Tetilla cranium )
Location : Nordland, Norway
|

Porifera - Tetilla cranium
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Tetilla cranium )
Location : Nordland, Norway
|

Porifera - Tetilla cranium
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Tetilla cranium )
Location : Nordland, Norway
|

Rossella nuda
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The sponge Rossella nuda
Location :McMurdo, Antarctica
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Scypha ciliata
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Scypha ciliata .
Location: Norway
|

Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Grantia compressa ).
Location : Dingle penisula, Ireland
|

Sponge - Phakellia robusta
©Erling Svensen
Sponge (Phakellia robusta )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Ciocalypta penicillus and Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
Sponges ( Ciocalypta penicillus and Polymastia mammillaris )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Clathrina coriacea
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Clathrina coriacea )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Sponge - Clathrina coriacea
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Clathrina coriacea )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Sponge - Dysidea avara
©Erling Svensen
Marine sponge ( Dysidea avara )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Dysidea fragilis
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Dysidea fragilis )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Sponge - Esperiopsis fucorum
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Esperiopsis fucorum )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Esperiopsis fucorum
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Esperiopsis fucorum )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Geodia barretti
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Geodia barretti )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Geodia macandrewii
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Geodia macandrewii )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Geodia macandrewii
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Geodia macandrewii )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Geodia macandrewii
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Geodia macandrewii )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Geodia macandrewii
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Geodia macandrewii )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Grantia compressa
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Grantia compressa )
Sted : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Haliclona urceolus
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Haliclona urceolus )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Haliclona urceolus
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Haliclona urceolus ).
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Hymedesmia sp
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Hymedesmia sp )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Hymedesmia sp
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Hymedesmia sp )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Iophon tubiforme
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Iophon tubiforme )
Location : Strait of Magellan, Chile
|

Sponge - Iophon tubiforme
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Iophon tubiforme )
Location : Strait of Magellan, Chile
|

Sponge - Isodyctia palmata
©Rudolf Svensen
Sponge (Isodyctia palmata)
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Isodyctia palmata
©Erling Svensen
Sponge (Isodyctia palmata)
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Isodyctia palmata
©Erling Svensen
Sponge (Isodyctia palmata)
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Isodyctia palmata
©Erling Svensen
Sponge (Isodyctia palmata)
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Mycale lingua
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Mycale lingua )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Mycale lingua
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Mycale lingua )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Mycale lingua
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Mycale lingua )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Mycale lingua
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Mycale lingua )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Mycale lingua
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Mycale lingua )
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Mycale lingua
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Phakellia robusta)
Location : Trondheimsfjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Phakellia robusta
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Phakellia robusta )
Location : Lysefjord, Norway
|

Sponge - Phakellia rugosa
©Rudolf Svensen
Sponge( Phakellia rugosa ).
Location: Norway
|

Sponge - Polymastia
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
A sponge ( Polymastia sp. )
Location : Bear Island , Norway
|

Sponge - Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Polymastia mammillaris )and bryozoa ( Porella compressa )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Polymastia mammillaris )
Sted : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Polymastia mammillaris )
Sted : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Polymastia mammillaris )
Sted : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Polymastia mammillaris )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Polymastia robusta
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Polymastia robusta )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Polymastia robusta
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Polymastia robusta )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Raspailia ramosa
©Erling Svensen
Sponge - ( Raspailia ramosa )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Sponge - Raspailia ramosa
©Erling Svensen
Sponge - ( Raspailia ramosa )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Sponge - Raspailia ramosa
©Erling Svensen
Sponge - ( Raspailia ramosa )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Sponge - Sycon quadrangulatum
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Sycon quadrangulatum )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponge - Tethya norvegica
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Tethya norvegica )
Location : Ryfylke, Norway
|

Sponge - Tethya norvegica
©Erling Svensen
onge ( Tethya norvegica )
Location : Ryfylke, Norway
|

Sponge (Homaxinella balfourensis), McMurdo
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The sponge Homaxinella balfourensis
Location :McMurdo, Antarctica
|

Sponge in genusTetilla
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
Sponge, Tetilla sp.
Location :northern Norway
|

Sponge in McMurdo sound
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
Green sponge ( Latrunculia apicalis ).
Location : McMurdo , The Antarctic
|

Sponge Leucosolenia botryoides and Sycon quadrangulatum
©Erling Svensen
Spnge ( Sycon quadrangulatum ).
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

Sponges
©Nils Aukan
Pink sponges (Aplysina sp.).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Sponges and crinoids
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
Crinoids on sponges ( Tetilla leptoderma, Rossella nuda and
Promachocrinus kerguelensis ).
Location : McMurdo , The Antarctic
|

Sponges and diver
©Nils Aukan
Diveer over barrel-sponge( Petrosiidae ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Suberites ficus
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Suberites ficus on the back of a hermit crab ( Anomura ).
Location: Norway
|

Suberites ficus
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Suberites ficus on the back of a hermit crab ( Anomura ).
Location: Norway
|

Suberites ficus
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Suberites ficus on the back of a hermit crab ( Anomura ).
Location: Norway
|

Sycon quadrangulatum
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Sycon quadrangulatum .
Location: Norway
|

Tehtya sp.
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
Sponge in genus Tethya
Location :Northern Norway
|

Tethya norvegica
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
Tethya norvegica
Location :northern Norway
|

The sponge - Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
Sponge ( Polymastia mammillaris )
Location : Troms, Norway
|

The sponge Haliclona sp.
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The sponge Haliclona
Location :Rystrømmen, Troms
|

The sponge Homaxinellalla balfourensis, McMurdo, Antarctica
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The sponge Homaxinella balfourensis
Location :McMurdo, Antarctica
|

The sponge Kirkpatrickia variolosa
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The sponge Kirkpatrickia variolosa
Location :McMurdo, Antarctica
|

Tragosia
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
The sponge Tragosia .
Location: Svalbard
|

Tragosia infundibuliform
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Tragosia infundibuliform .
Location: Norway
|

Tragosia infundibuliform
©Erling Svensen
The sponge Tragosia infundibuliform .
Location: Norway
|

Tube sponges
©Nils Aukan
Tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Tube sponges
©Nils Aukan
Tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Tube sponges
©Nils Aukan
Tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Tube sponges and diver
©Nils Aukan
Tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Tube sponges and diver
©Nils Aukan
Tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Tube sponges and diver
©Nils Aukan
Diver and tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Tube sponges and diver
©Nils Aukan
Diver and tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Tube sponges on brain coral
©Nils Aukan
Diver, brain coral (Platygyra sp) and tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis
).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Tube-sponges and diver
©Nils Aukan
Tube sponges( Aplysina fistularis ).
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

Unidentfied sponge
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
Unidentfied sponge ( Porifera ) on bottom covered with sponge spicules .
Location: McMurdo , The Antarctic .
|

Unidentified sponge
©Bjørn Solberg Gulliksen
Unidentified sponge ( Porifera ).
Location : McMurdo , The Antarctic
|

Unidentified sponge
©Erling Svensen
Unidentified sponge( Porifera ).
Location: Norway
|

Unidentified Sponges, corals and fish
©Nils Aukan
Unidentified Sponges, corals and fish.
Location : Curacao , The Caribbean
|

White Sea sponge - Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
White Sea sponge ( Polymastia mammillaris )
Location : Egersund, Norway
|

White Sea sponge - Polymastia mammillaris
©Erling Svensen
White Sea sponge ( Polymastia mammillaris )
Location : Norway
|

Yellow Boring Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Yellow Boring Sponge ( Cliona celata )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Yellow Boring Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Yellow Boring Sponge ( Cliona celata )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Yellow Boring Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Yellow Boring Sponge ( Cliona celata )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Yellow Boring Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Yellow Boring Sponge ( Cliona celata )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Yellow Boring Sponge
©Erling Svensen
Yellow Boring Sponge ( Cliona celata )
Location : Dingle Penisula, Ireland
|

Yellow sponge
©Nils Aukan
Yellow sponge ( Porifera ) blue water.
Location : Marseilles , France
|

Yellow sponge, blue water
©Nils Aukan
Yellow sponge ( Porifera ) blue water.
Location : Marseilles , France
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