Tag: Spirobranchus kraussii

Probable specimen of chili pepper sponge on the side of a rock pool, surrounded by a mat of Spirobranchus kraussii. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021). Chili pepper sponge (Tedania anhelans)
Marine Life · Sponges

Chili pepper sponge (Tedania anhelans)

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Probable specimen of chili pepper sponge on the side of a rock pool, surrounded by a mat of Spirobranchus kraussii. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021) - iNaturalist Reddish-brown, also reported as orange-green or blueish. Massive sponge with conical oscular elevations, and thinner blind-ending fistules and projections. Surface smooth, consistency soft, compressible and… Continue reading Chili pepper sponge (Tedania anhelans)

Blue coral-worm reef. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021). Blue coral-worm (Pomatoleios kraussii)
Marine Life · Sedentaria · Worms

Blue coral-worm (Pomatoleios kraussii)

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Blue coral-worm reef. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021). Also known as Spirobranchus kraussii. Gregarious, building massive blue colonies of interwoven tubes which are calcareous (a feature of the family Serpulidae). Head with two rows of feathery branches and a stalked operculum that has two pointed 'wings' and a flat calcareous cap. Worms… Continue reading Blue coral-worm (Pomatoleios kraussii)