DSC_6711 Calcareous sponge (Sycon pedicillatum) 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 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_4233 Bleached sponges and dried kelp holdfasts litter the drift line on an exposed sandy surf beach at low tide. Karikari Bay, Northland *
