Species Guide — Class

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Demospongiae

Every species recorded at or below this class.
Animalia › Porifera

4 species documented

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spikey pink encrusting sea sponge washed up on the sand

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Encrusting Sponge

Dendrilla cactos

A pink sponge on a rock underwater

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

Dendrilla rosea

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Sea Tulip Encrusting Sponge

Halisarca australiensis

A purple sponge on a rock underwater

Green Australian Map shape with the word Native over it

Image of Tasmania map with the words No Conservation Status

Chelonaplysilla violacea

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Thin white bivalve shells laying on sand

Limaria imitans

Limaria imitans a marine bivalve species washed up along Tomahawk Beach

A small brown and white crab underwater

Three-Pronged Spider Crab Halicarcinus ovatus

This one is about 8mm in size <br><br> #tasmania #tasmaniaparks #marinebiology #discovertasmania #visitnorthtas #instatasmania #seetasmania #tomahawk #lutruwita #dorsettasmania #northeasttasmania #visitnortheasttasmania

A sea-slug on a rock underwater

Macleay’s sea-slug (Baeolidia macleayi)

Macleay’s sea-slug (Baeolidia macleayi)<br><br> https://tomahawk.org.au/flora-fauna/view-species/baeolidia-macleayi

Hermit crab in a shell underwater

A small hermit crab species this guy is under 10mm in size