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0 0 Encrusting coral

Encrusting coral

by Palolo childHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

0 0 yellow encrusting sponge

yellow encrusting sponge

by BlueFernsSanta Cruz, California, USA

2 2 purple encrusting sponge

purple encrusting sponge

by BlueFernsSanta Cruz, California, USA

0 0 Orange Encrusting Sponge

Orange Encrusting Sponge

by BlueFernsMonterey, California, USA

0 0 Red sea sponge

Red sea sponge

by Marta RubioTexeiraCancún, Mexico

Caribbean. Encrusted in the wood poles of a ...

0 0 Purple encrusting sponge

Purple encrusting sponge

by MarkRobinsonBainbridge Island, Washington, USA

0 0 Calcified encrusting red algae (?)

Calcified encrusting red algae (?)

by 2014 CA Intertidal SurveyCalifornia, USA

Encrusting algae with the appearance of ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by AlexanderSteinNewport, Oregon, USA

resemblance to arthropod armor. Found

1 0 White Lumpy Encrusting Sponge

White Lumpy Encrusting Sponge

by LivanEscuderoLauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, United States

Seen on shore dive from beach in shallow (12ft) reef.

8 2 Spotting

Spotting

by NeilKonradBinayaoIIIBukidnon, Philippines

Some colorful beetles, seemingly encrusted ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by BluberryLiLiSan Diego, Mexico

This sargassum algae is encrusted with a ...

0 2 Compound tunicate

Compound tunicate

by dcfieldviewConnecticut, USA

Orange, jelly-like encrusting organism

1 3 Yellow Encrusting Sponge

Yellow Encrusting Sponge

by Brian38Washington, USA

encrustations on rock surfaces.

0 0 Encrusting Brown Algae

Encrusting Brown Algae

by MachiMaine, USA

This crust-like algae reminded me a lot of lichen.

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by AlexanderSteinNewport, Oregon, USA

A green sponge. Encrusting. Is mixed in ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by asnyderMonterey, California, USA

Orange Encrusting Sponge along the ...

0 2 Spotting

Spotting

by AlexanderSteinOregon, USA

A yellow encrusting lichen. Spongy texture. ...

0 2 Haliclona

Haliclona

by AlexanderSteinNewport, Oregon, USA

A purple sponge. Found encrusting hard ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by SeemaOrange, California, USA

Saw this rock or wood pole encrusted with ...

2 0 Pillow Zoanthis

Pillow Zoanthis

by NarjessUnguja Kusini, Tanzania

Also known as Zoo's, Rubber Coral, Pillow Zoanthid,

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Max GallagherBlenheim, New Zealand

Long clawed purple crab encrusted with ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Marcelo CarrionFlorianópolis, SC, Brazil

Orange/red encrusting sponge less than 1 cm ...

0 0 Encrusting Brown Algae

Encrusting Brown Algae

by MachiMaine, USA

Growing in round clumps

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiKodiak, Alaska, USA

Encrusting light green lichen

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by milenangelie.medalla.sciBatangas, Philippines

Stony Coral. Light brown to dirty yellow in color. Have rounded

1 0 Thalloid Red Algae

Thalloid Red Algae

by MachiMaine, USA

Pink encrusting algae that I found in most ...

0 2 Callyspongia fallax

Callyspongia fallax

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Photo take at -40 ft on a coral reef. An

1 2 Watersipora encrusting bryozoan

Watersipora encrusting bryozoan

by DespinaTsafetopoulouΒόλος, Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

W. subovoidea is a calcified, encrusting ...

2 1 Peppermint Starfish

Peppermint Starfish

by madasamarinebiologistManado, Indonesia

Feeds on detritus, encrusting sponges and ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by AlexanderSteinOregon, USA

An orange-red colored bryozoan colony. Rough texture. Small zooids can be seen ...

4 2 Coral with sponges

Coral with sponges

by Marta RubioTexeiraMexico

Coral encrusted with sponges with red and ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by animal_oftheweekChichester, England, United Kingdom

these outgrowths are encrusted with ...

0 0 Wavy Turban Snail

Wavy Turban Snail

by HeidiEatonSanta Barbara, California, USA

Large conical shell with wavy lines. Often

0 0 Red Sieve Encrusting Sponge

Red Sieve Encrusting Sponge

by Liam OBrienGeorge Town, Cayman Islands

Blood red coverings on reef

0 0 Red Encrusting Bryozoan

Red Encrusting Bryozoan

by KatKilouekaAvalon, California, USA

2 2 Scrawled filefish

Scrawled filefish

by AnnieLopezReyesBatangas, Philippines

A large uncommon species of current-swept reefs and ledges where it feeds upon ...

0 0 Pillow Zoanthis

Pillow Zoanthis

by NarjessUnguja Kusini, Tanzania

Also known as Zoo's, Rubber Coral, Pillow Zoanthid,

2 0 encrusting coralline alga

encrusting coralline alga

by NéliaLeonardoAlgarve, Portugal

Thallus consists of chalky growths up to 3cm thick and reaching10cm across.

0 0 Lichen

Lichen

by SukanyaDattaJammu and Kashmir, India

Orange/reddish/yellowish encrustations on ...

5 0 Purple intertidal sponge

Purple intertidal sponge

by MachiAlaska, USA

encrusting a tube worm

4 4 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiFlorida, USA

Possibly genus Schizopora or Pycnoporellus. See also: ...

1 0 Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge

Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

numerous raised yellow pores running in series, set into the main, brown ...

6 2 Purple encrusting sponge

Purple encrusting sponge

by Brian38Washington, USA

The sponge forms a smooth, thin crust on rocks. The purple crust is composed of ...

2 0 Purple Sponge Encrusting Seaweed

Purple Sponge Encrusting Seaweed

by MachiFlorida, USA

Pale purple sponge encrusting some seaweed ...

0 0 Monanchora arbuscula

Monanchora arbuscula

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Photo take at -40 ft on a coral reef bright red color this

1 0 Orange Encrusting Sea Sponge

Orange Encrusting Sea Sponge

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

Encrusting and distinctively yellow to ...

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