Red Sponge Cliona vastifica in the Red Sea (00000208)
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Description: The red sponge (Cliona vastifica) lives in shallow waters in the Red Sea, covering lime substrates with a thin layer. It dissolves the substrate with an acid secretion, forming millimeter-wide tunnels that branch out extensively. Eventually, the sponge destroys the entire skeleton of the infected coral.
Location: Egypt/Sinai, Ras Mohammad, Egypt
Date of Capture: 25.09.1995