Caption

Orange spiked sponge (Acanthella acuta) nestled in a dense, purple coral landscape in the Mediterranean near Hyères, Giens peninsula diving site, Porquerolles, Provence, Côte d'Azur, France

Date

Oct 07, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25L65_404

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

74,3Mb (5,8Mb) / 20,8in x 13,9in / 6240 x 4160 (300dpi)

Keywords

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