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Genus Siphonodictyon:
| Siphonodictyon coralliphagum, the Variable Boring
Sponge. Not for reef aquariums. Appears in various physical forms, mostly
yellow and white, fingers
to bowls, to encrusting patches. Bores into live corals. May appear
encrusting or tublular. Cancun pix. |
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| Siphonodictyon xamaycaense, the White Cone
Sponge. Groups of white tubes of four or less inches. Found under ledges in
deep reefs, exposed on more shallow. Roatan 2015. |
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Genus Spheciospongia:
| Spheciospongia vesparium, Loggerhead Sponge. Family Demospongiae.
1.5 to 5 feet. Barrel shape; rough, leathery exterior. Excurrent siphons
submerged in tops. Gray,
purple to brown. Tropical West Atlantic. This one off Grand
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