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Scientific name:

Verongula spp-1

Common name:

Orange cup sponge

Taxonomy

Phyulm	Sub Phylum	Class	Sub Class	Order	Sub Order	Family	Sub Family	Genus	Species
Porifera	Not Defined	Demospongiae	Ceractinomorpha	Verongida	Not Defined	Aplysinidae	Not Defined	Verongula	Verongula spp-1

Short Description:

a Bright orange sponge in the shape of a cup with the sides of the cup up to 1.5 cm thick.The cup might be on a short stem.Loose sedement are ormally found inside the cup shape

Identification features:
Size:	300mm
Behaviour:
Diet:	Filterfeeder
Distribution:	Indo-pacific
Depth:	30m
Habitat:	Shallow rocky reefs
Reference:	Marine Life (An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Invertebrates in the Sea) J.David George & Jennifer J George
Similar Species:	None on database

Database Statistics
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Photographer	Date	City	Area	Dive site	Temp	Size	Depth	Camera	Photo	Video
Analize de Vries-(Port Elizabeth)	2010-05-22	Port Elizabeth	Wildside	(PE-WS)-Mark 4 The wall	11	120mm	12m	Sony DSC-W170	photo
Johan Swanepoel-(Port Elizabeth)	2010-03-20	Port Elizabeth	Wildside	(PE-WS)-Mark 4 The wall	16	200mm	12m	Canon Powershot G10	photo
Johan Swanepoel-(Port Elizabeth)	2010-03-20	Port Elizabeth	Wildside	(PE-WS)-Mark 4 The wall	16	220mm	12m	Canon Powershot G10	photo
Johan Swanepoel-(Port Elizabeth)	2009-10-18	Port Elizabeth	Wildside	(PE-WS)-Scotsmans Reef/Moonie	16	300mm	18m	Olympus FE280	photo
Juan Snyman-(Port Elizabeth)	2009-06-14	Port Elizabeth	Wildside	(PE-WS)-Scotsmans Reef/Moonie	16	250mm	18m	Olympus SP560UZ	photo
Neal Bruton-(Port Elizabeth)	2010-09-04	Port Elizabeth	Algoa Bay	(PE-AB)-Shiprock	14	150mm	7m	Sony DSC-W170	photo
Sharon Clark-(Port Elizabeth)	2011-08-09	Jeffreys Bay	Jeffreys Bay	(JB)-Discovery Channel	16	70mm	16m	Canon Powershot S300	photo

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