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The Azure Vase Sponge, Callyspongia plicifera, is one of the most colorful sponges in the world.
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Geeze, Elbert . . .making me hot here.

And they come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours. This is one of my favourites:




But Elbert, do you know what this one is called:

Yellow tube sponge/Sulphur sponge
Aplysina fistularis
Its in a big group called branching Tube Sponge

Thanks. These are to be seen around quite a lot, and I've always referred to them in my mind as "cows' udders".

Freud and I won't go there :-)