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Learn about Crumb of Bread Sponge with KidsBiology.com. ... About Crumb of Bread Sponge ; Sponges get their strength from a skeleton, which is made of slivers of minerals. These skeletons can grow into a variety of shapes. The sponge is an encrusting species, which means it forms in flat mats over rocks.
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Halichondria panicea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Depth: 0-183 m. Environment: The Bread crumb sponge lives on algae and rocks, especially close to the beach in shaded areas. Classification: Bread crumb sponges belong to the silica sponges under the group sponges (porifera).
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Upper Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Orange County, CA. 11/20/08. ... Back to Intertidal index page; Back to Natural History of Orange County, California;
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Halichondria spp. or the crumb of bread sponge, pictured above, gets its common name from its texture. This encrusting sponge can be found growing in tide pools, on low intertidal rocks, and subtidally. It prefers shaded areas, so look for it under rock overhangs and in crevices of tide pools.
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Breadcrumb Sponge Halichondria panicea ... The appearance of this soft encrusting sponge varies from thin sheets to thick crusts and large lumps. On wave-exposed shores, it usually grows under ledges as a thin, green crust, its osculae opening at the tops of small mounds.
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The most dramatic are the blue sponges. We have at least two varieties. One has a spiky texture with miniature tubes (Dysidea sp.) and another that appears to be a blue variety of bread crumb sponge...
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Bread Crumb Sponge (Halichondria spp.) This common intertidal sponge can be found in various colors, often taking on a blue to greenish tint. It may have a strong odor, resembling gunpowder to some perceptive noses.
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