Earlobe Sponge (9”-10”) troca Our Green Trochus seashells measure

Our Green Trochus seashells measure approximatey 2"-2

Blue Sea Fan (10”) on Mushroom Coral Base

They are most common in the central Philippines

they eat food such as plankton or suspended detritus as it passes them

The only species of its genus

Earlobe Sponge (9”-10”) troca Our Green Trochus seashells measureCarnivorous sponges represent a novel innovation within phylum Porifera. These sponges lack or have a reduced aquiferous system, and instead feed by passively capturing prey items such as larvae or small crustaceans. Carnivorous sponges are typically erect, with stalked or branching bodies and a large number of thin filaments. Prey items become entangled in the filaments, and are subsequently gradually enveloped and digested by sponge cells migrating