The intense yellow color of this Verongia is common on the walls of Little Cayman
Island. Here, the Verongia occurs
with Purple Rope Sponge, orange Didiscus Sponge, and Branched Fire
Coral. Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman Island
Depth 100 feet or 30
meters
* The intense yellow color of this Verongia is not uncommon on
the walls of Little Cayman
Island. The Verongia is probably (Verongia longissima.)
Similar sponges on the north wall of Grand Cayman Island are tinged in
purple (1). In the upper left corner is Purple Rope Sponge (Haliclona hogarthi.)
Below the base of the Verongia is a
spherical
orange Didiscus Sponges (Didiscus sp..) Branched Fire Coral
(Millepora alcicornis) appears a bit to the right of the
sponge base. Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman Island - Depth 100 feet or 30 meters |