Detail of a large bush o purple finger sponge among brown sea weeds in shallows, It was detached from the bottom, partially covered with a layer of so

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Detail of a large bush o purple finger sponge among brown sea weeds in shallows, It was detached from the bottom, partially covered with a layer of something which probably means it is decomposing.

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Murrays Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Photo credit: © Daniel Poloha Underwater / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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