Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Strawberry Vase Sponge - Mycale laxissima

Strawberry Vase Sponge

Azure Vase Sponge - Callyspongia plicifera

Azure Vase Sponge

Pink Vase Sponge - Niphates digitalis

Pink Vase Sponge

Brown Bowl Sponge - Cribrochalina vasculum

Brown Bowl Sponge

Giant Barrel Sponge - Xestospongia muta

Giant Barrel Sponge

Netted Barrel Sponge - Verongula gigantea

Netted Barrel Sponge

Verongula reiswigi - Verongula reiswigi

Verongula reiswigi

Touch-Me-Not Sponge - Neofibularia nolitangere

Touch-Me-Not Sponge

Agelas cerebrum - Agelas cerebrum

Agelas cerebrum

Brown Tube Sponge - Agelas tubulata

Brown Tube Sponge

Agelas conifera - Agelas conifera

Agelas conifera

Brown Clustered Tube Sponge - Agelas wiedenmayeri

Brown Clustered Tube Sponge

Branching Tube Sponge - Aiolochroia crassa

Branching Tube Sponge

Branching Vase Sponge - Callyspongia vaginalis

Branching Vase Sponge

Stove-Pipe Sponge - Aplysina archeri

Stove-Pipe Sponge

Yellow Tube Sponge - Aplysina fistularis

Yellow Tube Sponge

Rough Tube Sponge - Oceanapia bartschi

Rough Tube Sponge

Convoluted Barrel Sponge - Aplysina lacunosa

Convoluted Barrel Sponge

Xestospongia rosariensis - Xestospongia rosariensis

Xestospongia rosariensis

Loggerhead Sponge - Spheciospongia vesparium

Loggerhead Sponge

Black-Ball Sponge - Ircinia strobilina

Black-Ball Sponge

Ircinia campana - Ircinia campana

Ircinia campana

Stinker Sponge - Ircinia felix

Orange Ball Sponge - Cinachyrella alloclada

Orange Ball Sponge

Leathery Barrel Sponge - Geodia neptuni

Leathery Barrel Sponge

Dark Volcano Sponge - Svenzea zeai

Dark Volcano Sponge

Pitted Sponge - Verongula rigida

Pink Lumpy Sponge - Monanchora unguifera

Pink Lumpy Sponge

Lumpy Overgrowing Sponge - Desmapsamma anchorata

Lumpy Overgrowing Sponge

Orange Elephant Ear Sponge - Agelas clathrodes

Orange Elephant Ear Sponge

Agelas citrina - Agelas citrina

Lavender Rope Spounge - Niphates erecta

Lavender Rope Spounge

Row Pore Rope Sponge - Aplysina cauliformis

Row Pore Rope Sponge

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge - Aplysina fulva

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge

Erect Rope Sponge - Amphimedon compressa

Erect Rope Sponge

Pandaros acanthifolium - Pandaros acanthifolium

Pandaros acanthifolium

Green Finger Sponge - Iotrochota birotulata

Green Finger Sponge

Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge - Ectyoplasia ferox

Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge

Pink and Red Encrusting Sponge - Spirastrella coccinea

Pink and Red Encrusting Sponge

Red Encrusting Sponge - Monanchora barbadensis

Red Encrusting Sponge

Peach Encrusting Sponge - Spirastrella hartmani

Peach Encrusting Sponge

Star Encrusting Sponge - Halisarca sp.

Star Encrusting Sponge

Orange Veined Encrusting Sponge - Rhaphidophlus venosus

Orange Veined Encrusting Sponge

Orange Icing Sponge - Mycale laevis

Orange Icing Sponge

Orange Lumpy Encrusting Sponge - Scopalina ruetzleri

Orange Lumpy Encrusting Sponge

Orange Sieve Encrusting Sponge - Diplastrella megastellata

Orange Sieve Encrusting Sponge

Viscous Sponge - Plakortis angulospiculatus

Brown Variable Sponge - Cliona varians

Brown Variable Sponge

Cliona caribbaea - Cliona caribbaea

Cliona caribbaea

Coral Encrusting Sponge - Cliona langae

Coral Encrusting Sponge

Variable Boring Sponge - Aka coralliphaga

Variable Boring Sponge

Red Boring Sponge - Cliona delitrix

Red Boring Sponge

Yellow Calcareous Sponge - Clathrina canariensis

Yellow Calcareous Sponge

Dercitus (Halinastra) luteus - Dercitus luteus

Dercitus (Halinastra) luteus

White Cryptic Sponge - Leucandra aspera

White Cryptic Sponge

Smenospongia conulosa - Smenospongia conulosa

Smenospongia conulosa

Fish

Invertebrates

Sponges

- Sponges

Corals

- - Hydrocorals
  - Gorgonians
  - Black Corals
- - Stony Corals

Algae

- - Brown Algae
  - Green Algae
  - Red Algae

Mammals

- - Turtles
  - Dolphins

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© 2004-2012 Florent Charpin