Table Coral (14”x13”) bull mouth Carnivorous sponges represent a novel

Carnivorous sponges represent a novel innovation within phylum Porifera

brown-orange markings (if it hasn't been bleached by the sun)

It looks like someone stretched the shell from both ends

This coral is a beautiful compliment to branch corals

including the Galapagos Islands

Table Coral (14”x13”) bull mouth Carnivorous sponges represent a novelThe ivory bush coral is a true stony coral that lives on both shallow and deep coral reefs. Like all corals, this species is closely related to anemones, jellyfishes, and other animals in the Phylum Cnidaria. As this species is known to occur in both shallow and deep waters, different populations utilize different means of obtaining food resources. Shallow water populations are known to have symbiotic algae living within their cells, providing the