Desmacella dendyi { 6 images } Created 9 Apr 2012
Underwater Photography of the bright orange encrusting sponge Desmacella dendyi that is commensal with choristid sponges.
Underwater Photos by New Zealand Photojournalist and Underwater Photographer Richard Robinson.
Phylum: Porifera. Class: Demospongiae. Order: Poecilosclerida. Suborder: Mycalina. Family: Desmacellidae.
Distribution: Endemic; New Zealand coast and offshore islands including the Chatham Rise.
Size: Covers entire sponges. 1-3mm thick.
Underwater Photos by New Zealand Photojournalist and Underwater Photographer Richard Robinson.
Phylum: Porifera. Class: Demospongiae. Order: Poecilosclerida. Suborder: Mycalina. Family: Desmacellidae.
Distribution: Endemic; New Zealand coast and offshore islands including the Chatham Rise.
Size: Covers entire sponges. 1-3mm thick.
