P_10004 Orange encrusting sponge (Crella incrustans) under rock ledge in the intertidal zone. Extremely common, found all around New Zealand in a range of sheltered and exposed habitats. Also on shallow coastal rocky reefs, and deeper continental shelf seamounts and banks. Warrington *
DSC_4421 Encrusting sponge, or koopuputai (Haliclona clathrata) commonly encrusts rock in the mid to low tide zone to depths of 20m. Brighton Beach *
P_1010004 Encrusting sponge, or koopuputai (Haliclona clathrata) commonly encrusts rock in the mid to low tide zone to depths of 20m. Brighton Beach.
