Photo 134407, (c) Kyle Van Houtan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kyle Van Houtan

Attribution © Kyle Van Houtan
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vanhoutan

Date

June 16, 2012 10:50 AM +01

Description

Clump of Amansia (synonymous with Melanamansia) with several small white silica sponges. Both green and hawksbill turtles eat this native species here in Hawaii. Second photo shows another species of blue sponge on the basal stem of the alga.

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