Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Stinker Sponge
Stinker Sponge
Scientific Name: Ircinia felix
Category: Sponges
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 5-65 ft. (2-20 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida

Sponges

Stinker Sponge

Orange Ball Sponge

Leathery Barrel Sponge

Dark Volcano Sponge

Pitted Sponge

Pink Lumpy Sponge

Lumpy Overgrowing Sponge

Orange Elephant Ear Sponge

Agelas citrina

Lavender Rope Spounge

Row Pore Rope Sponge

Scattered Pore Rope Sponge

Erect Rope Sponge

Pandaros acanthifolium

Green Finger Sponge

Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge

Pink and Red Encrusting Sponge

Red Encrusting Sponge

Peach Encrusting Sponge

Star Encrusting Sponge

Orange Veined Encrusting Sponge

Orange Icing Sponge

Orange Lumpy Encrusting Sponge

Orange Sieve Encrusting Sponge

Viscous Sponge

Brown Variable Sponge

Cliona caribbaea

Coral Encrusting Sponge

Red Boring Sponge

Variable Boring Sponge

Yellow Calcareous Sponge

Dercitus (Halinastra) luteus

White Cryptic Sponge

Smenospongia conulosa

Golf Ball Sponge

Stelletinopsis isis

Fan Sponge

Chalinula nematifera

Vagabond Boring Sponge

Strawberry Vase Sponge

Azure Vase Sponge

Pink Vase Sponge

Brown Bowl Sponge

Giant Barrel Sponge

Netted Barrel Sponge

Verongula reiswigi

Touch-Me-Not Sponge

Agelas cerebrum

Brown Tube Sponge

Agelas conifera

Brown Clustered Tube Sponge

Branching Tube Sponge

Branching Vase Sponge

Stove-Pipe Sponge

Yellow Tube Sponge

Rough Tube Sponge

Convoluted Barrel Sponge

Xestospongia rosariensis

Loggerhead Sponge

Black-Ball Sponge

Ircinia campana



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