A variety of Sea Sponges attached to a timber pylon beneath Blairgowrie Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
A variety of Sea Sponges and Tunicates attached to a timber pylon beneath Blairgowrie Pier, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Sponge (Xestospongia sp.). Photo taken in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Sponge (Phakellia flabellata). Photo taken in Kimbe bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia sp.). Photo taken in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), with Crinoid Feather Stars attached. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria). Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), with Crinoid Feather Stars attached. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Yellow Kneed Sea Spider (Calipallenid pycnogonid) on Sponge. Also known as Pycnogonida. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Yellow-kneed Sea Spider (Calipallenid pycnogonid) on Sponge. Also known as Pycnogonida. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Southern Blue-ringed Octopus (Hapalochlaena maculosa) - on sponge. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Extremely venomous and dangerous temperate octopus. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Scattered Pore Rope Sponge (Aplysina fulva), spawning (reproducing) by releasing sperm and/or eggs into the water column. Photo taken off Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Yellow Tube Sponge (Aplysina fistularis), spawning (reproducing) by releasing sperm and/or eggs into the water column. Photo taken off Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean. © David Fleetham / OceanwideImages.com
Spider Crab (Schizophrys aspera) - covered in encrusting Sponges. Edithburgh, South Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Fringed Sponge Crab (Lamarckdromia globosa), with Ascidian "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sponge Crab (Austrodromidia octodentata), with Sponge "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Fringed Sponge Crab (Lamarckdromia globosa), with Ascidian "hat". York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spider Crab (Schizophrys aspera) - covered with bryozoan. Edithburgh, South Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Fairy Crab (Lauriea siagiani), on giant Barrel Sponge. Also known as Hairy Squat Lobster. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Fairy Crab (Lauriea siagiani), on giant Barrel Sponge. Also known as Hairy Squat Lobster. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Decorator Crab (Camposcia retusa) - decorated in encrusting Sponge and Tunicate. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Temperate Crab (Munida haswelli) resting on Bryozoan (Celleporaria sp.). Also known as Squat Lobster. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Yellow-kneed Sea Spider (Calipallenid pycnogonid) on Sponge. Also known as Pycnogonida. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Yellow-kneed Sea Spider (Calipallenid pycnogonid) on Sponge. Also known as Pycnogonida. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax prasinus) in Sponge. Eastern Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax prasinus) - amongst Sponge and Sea Tunicates. Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax prasinus) - juvenile in Sponge. New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax prasinus) - juvenile in Sponge. New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax prasinus) - amongst Sponge and Sea Tunicates. Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Extremely venomous Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa) resting on a Barrel Sponge covered in Crinoid Featherstars. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius Tasmanianus) on Sponge. Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius Tasmanianus). Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) swimming amongst Tunicate and Sponge Garden. Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) swimming amongst Tunicate and Sponge Garden. Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Cluster of Sea Tunicates (Didemnid sp.) and (Didemnum cf. moseleyi) - amongst Sea Sponge. Also known as Ascidians and Sea Squirts. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Nudibranch (Ceratosoma brevicaudatum) - on a sea sponge. Found from Houtman Abrolhos, WA, to Cape Byron, NSW, including Tas, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Honeycomb Oyster (Hyotissa hyotis) covered in encrusting Sponge and Ascidian. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus) - amongst sea sponges and tunicates. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus), covered in sea sponge. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tas. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Giant Barrel Sponge, Gorgonian Fan Coral and Whip Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Gorgonian Fan Coral covered in Crinoid Feather Stars and encrusting Sponge. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Scuba Diver exploring underwater seascape of Gorgonian Fan Corals, Sponge and baitfish. Indo-Pacific © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Giant Barrel Sponge, Gorgonian Fan Coral and Whip Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Diver observing a Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria) and other sea sponges. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Colourful tropical reef scene, comprising of Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Anemonefish and Anemone and schooling Basslets. A typical reef scene found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Colourful tropical reef scene, comprising of Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia testudinaria), Anemonefish and Anemone and a pair of Butterflyfish. A typical reef scene found throughout the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mix of colourful Sea Sponges, Bryozoans and Sea Tunicates, encrusting a pylon at Edithburgh Jetty. Photo taken at York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
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