Sponge

Hymeniacidon caerulea

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

This blue tinged sponge spreads over coral reefs and rocky bottoms, where its internal canals give shelter to snapping shrimps. It draws water through its body to strain out food and is harmless to divers.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Porifera › Demospongiae › Suberitida › Halichondriidae › Hymeniacidon

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 165882.