Warty Sponge (Melonanchora spp.)

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Common name: warty sponge    

Scientific name:  Melonanchora spp.

Locations: grows in kelp beds, and in rock piles

Seasonality:  this can be a tough sponge to find sometimes, year round some years not available

Colors:  bright yellow

Size:  4” - 6" clumps

Collected:  by hand

Quantity:  sold by the clump

Common name: warty sponge    

Scientific name:  Melonanchora spp.

Locations: grows in kelp beds, and in rock piles

Seasonality:  this can be a tough sponge to find sometimes, year round some years not available

Colors:  bright yellow

Size:  4” - 6" clumps

Collected:  by hand

Quantity:  sold by the clump

Tidepool Tim says,  “Warty sponge populations seem to ebb and flow every few years.  I have always been able to find specimens in kelp beds and in rocky seaweed plains that drain dry at low water but that have a good overtstory of seaweeds to keep the sponge wet at low tide.  This sponge has a real angular makeup and fractures into pieces easily. Bloodstars seem to graze on the sponge. The bright yellow color makes it easy to spot and a nice addition to any coldwater aquarium.”