Sponges

Porifera

Last updated April 2026

Bluish encrusting spongePhorbas tenacior3 photos

0–40m

A violet-blue encrusting sponge of shaded Mediterranean rock, with a smooth surface dotted with raised oscula; it often overgrows other sponges and sea squirts.

Observed at

El negre(Costa del Maresme)La Virgen(Costa del Maresme)

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