The color of a Red Cup Sponge (Mycale sp.,) stands out in a habitat well supplied with interesting marine invertebrates.
Jackson Bay, Little Cayman Island - Depth 100 feet or 30 meters
The color of a Red Cup Sponge (Mycale sp.,) stands out in a habitat
well supplied with interesting marine invertebrates.
Jackson Bay, Little Cayman Island - Depth 100 feet or 30
meters
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| * The intense color of
the Red Cup Sponge (Mycale sp.) dominates this marine environment.
In the mouth of the sponge are the arms of a Black Brittlestar
(Ophiothrix sp.) Beginning at the upper left corner
is a Brown Club Sponge, possibly (Agelus screptrum.) In the upper
right quadrant are Orange Encrusting Sponges, and fronds of the Brown
Algae (Lobophora variegata,) here a light greenish color.
In the lower right quadrant appears a reef-building coral,
(Agaricia sp..) Jackson Bay, Little Cayman Island - Depth 100 feet or 30 meters |
