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Orange Golf Ball Sponge

Tethya burtoni

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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25 photos

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Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 6, February 3, March 1, April 8, May 3, June 6, July 2, August 7, September 4, October 2, November 6, December 2.
New Zealand50
Auckland Region23
Northland Region10
Wellington Region6
Taranaki Region4
Canterbury Region3
Bay of Plenty Region2
Australia1
Victoria1
Waikato Region1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumSponges · Porifera
ClassDemosponges · Demospongiae
OrderTethyida
FamilyTethyidae
GenusPuffball Sponges · Tethya

Sources

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Practise Orange Golf Ball Sponge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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