Endolithic Sponges (IMAGE)

University of Exeter

Endolithic Sponges

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Endolithic sponges are important substrate eroders. This image shows a massive coral infested by an endolithic sponge which is denuding the colony and destroying the living tissue.

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University of Exeter

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