Caption

Yellow tube sponges, known as ‘gold sponges' (Aplysina aerophoba), grow densely clustered on the seabed at the El Cabron Marine Protected Area dive site, Arinaga, Gran Canaria, Spain, Europe, Atlantic Ocean

Date

Jun 14, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Rolf von Riedmatten

Reference

BRK26H51_155

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

31.8Mb (10.6Mb) / 12.8in x 9.6in / 3852 x 2889 (300dpi)

Keywords

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