Summary ²

Large bushy tree-like sponge up to 60 cm high, or candelabra-like with erect branchlets arising from several lateral branches, more-or-less in a single plane, or squat shrubby bush up to 20 cm high. Branches with rounded tips, occasionally forked, up to 2 cm diameter, attached to rock by a short stem.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
2. (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Register of Marine Species

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