Sponges Of New Zealand

Showcasing sponges found around New Zealand. The pages are sorted from very common to rare. The names with * are found in the intertidal zone.

• All 48
• Habitat
• Covered Rock 17
• Indents 14
• Rock Pool 4
• Rubble Bank 8
• Seabed 2
• Seaweed Beds 7
• Walls 14
• Location
• East Coast Northern NI 36
• East Coast Northern SI 6
• East Coast Southern NI 15
• East Coast Southern SI 10
• Stewart Island 7
• Three Kings 5
• West Coast Northern NI 18
• West Coast Northern SI 6
• West Coast Southern NI 14
• West Coast Southern SI 11
• Occurence
• Common 25
• Uncommon 3
• Very Common 6
• Substrate
• Algal Beds 1
• Hard Rock 30
• Mud 3
• Rubble 10
• Sand 2
• Shellfish or Plants 5
• Tide zone
• Intertidal 15
• Subtidal 34

• Taxonomy
• « Back To Subclass Heteroscleromorpha
  • Order Suberitida
    • 4 Family Halichondriidae
    • 1 Family Suberitidae