P_10100781 Orange encrusting sponge (Crella incrustans) exposed on rock ledge at low tide. 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. Aquarium Point, Otago Harbour *
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 *