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Orange Elephant Ear

 Aspect: Yellow to red rubbery mass, usually attached to a rock protrusion. Can develop into truly seizeable masses.
Population: Common.
Notable feature:

Smooth rubbery texture with a dense array of excurrent holes of various dimensions. May develop ear-shaped wings, hence the elephant connotation in the designation. Like Giant Barrel Sponge, appears to be a favourite meal for Hawkbill Turtles (the Green Turtle variety being essentially herbivorous) as evidenced by one of the photos below.

Environment: Generally well swept waters.
Behaviour: -
  • French designation: Eponge caoutchouc Orange
  • Latin designation: Agelas clathrodes
  • Creole designation: -
  • Latin family: Demospongiae
  • Size (cm): 100
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