St. Croix Sponges

The northern Caribbean Sea has beautiful sponge gardens, even where the hard coral coverage is small. St. Crox is no exception.

stove-pipe sponge Stove-pipe sponge, Aplysina archeri

barrel sponge barrel sponge Barrel sponges

rough tube sponge rough tube sponge rough tube sponge Rough tube sponge, Oceanapia bartschi

red rope sponge Row pore rope sponge, Aplysina cauliformis

brown tube sponge Brown tube sponge, Agelas conifera

giant barrel sponge Giant barrel sponge, Xestospongia muta

octopus sponge Brown encrusting octopus sponge, Ectyoplasia ferox

loggerhead sponge Loggerhead sponge, Spheciospongia vesparium

orange elephant ear sponge orange elephant ear spongeOrange elephant ear sponge, Agelas clathrodes

azure vase sponge Azure vase sponge, Callyspongia plicifera

branching tube sponge branching tube sponge Branching tube sponge, Pseudoceratina crassa

antler sponge Antler sponge, Spheciospongia cuspidifera

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