Row Pore Rope Sponge

This Sponge grows in long, smooth branches that look like ropes. Its color can be purple or light purple. Small bumps with openings (pores) are evenly spaced or aligned, sometimes forming rows or loose patterns along the tops of the branches.

The Row Pore Rope Sponge often grows on deeper slopes and walls. It filters water through its small pores to collect food, with tiny microbes inside its body making food from sunlight. This sponge also creates a natural chemical that keeps hermit crabs and other predators away.