New Zealand Seashore

DSC_7000 Yellow sponge (Hymeniacidon perlevis) at low tide, characterised by its shiny, wrinkled tangential skin. The brighter than usual coloration may be because it was growing in a dark and protected harbour environment, beneath a boat shed. The lower creamy coloured patches are the colonial ascidian (Lissoclinum notti ). Broad Bay *

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DSC_7000 Yellow sponge (Hymeniacidon perlevis) at low tide, characterised by its shiny, wrinkled tangential skin. The brighter than usual coloration may be because it was growing in a dark and protected harbour environment, beneath a boat shed. The lower creamy coloured patches are the colonial ascidian (Lissoclinum notti ). Broad Bay *

DSC 7000 Yellow sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis Cream Colonial ascidian Lissoclinum notti low tide shiny wrinkled tangential skin protected harbour environment Broad Bay