New Zealand Seashore

DSC_6719 Calcareous sponge (Sycon pedicillatum) detail. Range from 1-3cm in height. Hairy, needle-like spines (called spicules) cover their bodies. Found from the intertidal zone out into sublittoral depths. They are found on the underside of rocks in relatively protected areas among bryozoans, hydroids, and other organisms. Broad Bay Otago Peninsula *

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DSC_6719 Calcareous sponge (Sycon pedicillatum) detail. Range from 1-3cm in height. Hairy, needle-like spines (called spicules) cover their bodies. Found from the intertidal zone out into sublittoral depths. They are found on the underside of rocks in relatively protected areas among bryozoans, hydroids, and other organisms. Broad Bay Otago Peninsula *

DSC 6719 Calcareous Ciliated sponge Leucosolenia lucasi Sycon pedicillatum Hairy needlelike spines spicules Broad Bay Otago Peninsula