Phamtom of the Seapra
sponges and sea squirts are sedentary animals - this colony form the shape of a mask
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Michael AW 4 years ago
Thanks Justin - often i don;t give enough attention to these animals, but the formation of this colony fascinate me
Patrick Moser 4 years ago
It does look like a mask!

Maybe worth some "cleanup" with noise reduction sw in post editing.
Justin Hofman 4 years ago
This is quite cool Mikael. As a thumnail, I wasn't sure if this was a frogfish, tunicate or sponge. I'm glad it's a sponge! Awesome colors, even more amazing under UV light.
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Equipment
NIKON D200
Location
Phililppines
Date
20070308
Tags
REEF, SEA, SQUIRTS
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Category
Underwater
 
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