Verified with spicules and DNA. Quite a range extension! TLT1389
2-3m
This sponge was rare at this site.
<2m
This type of sponge occurred frequently at this site.
2-3m
Black Amphimedon Compressa. Black Rope Sponge washed up near the Hillsboro Lighthouse Inlet South jetty Beach. According to Wikipedia "The erect rope sponge, red tree sponge, red tubular sponge, or red sponge is a demosponge found in southern Florida, the Caribbean Sea, and the Bahamas. It can be deep red, orange, brown, or black".
Calf Rock