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[10to40]

Anybody know what this is on my live rock?

 

[SurfTrack]

That looks like a sponge, probably harmless.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Agree, looks like some type of sponge.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Oh and,

 

[10to40]

What type?

 

[10to40]

Oh and,

Hey thanks

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

What type?

It can be hard to narrow it down to species but I'm sure someone might know.
@saltyfilmfolks @Bob Loblaw @KJ any Idea what species of sponge it is?

 

[Brad Miller]

Ohhhhh....I want a purple sponge !!

WELCOME TO R2R...I just saw that you joined us today

 

[MombasaLionfish]

Welcome to R2R the best saltwater form (although I'm biased).

 

[MombasaLionfish]

That looks like a sponge, probably harmless.

Agreed

 

[MTBake]

Welcome to R2R

I agree with sponge. Not sure on the type.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Ok I'm back. Did some digging and the closest match I can find is Oscarella lobularis.

 

[Brad Miller]

Ok I'm back. Did some digging and the closest match I can find is Oscarella lobularis.

Good find !

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

Good find !

Thank you

 

[DangerDave]

Welcome to R2R! That’s pretty!

 

[DangerDave]

Duplicate, my bad.

 

[Cnidoblast]

"Oscarella lobularis has been used as a model organism for the study of evolutionary biology and developmental biology, being particularly suitable because of its easy availability, its simple histology and cell composition, its robust epithelial structures and because it lacks a skeleton"

Seems like these guys might be one of the easier to keep sponges

 

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