Caption

A bright orange holey antler sponge (Axinella polypoides), sea sponge, rising from the seabed in the Mediterranean near Hyères, Giens peninsula diving site, Porquerolles, Provence, Côte d'Azur, France

Date

Sep 30, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK25L65_461

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

86,0Mb (5,4Mb) / 15,8in x 21,1in / 4749 x 6332 (300dpi)

Keywords

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