Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) on a large Yellow elephant ear sponge (Ianthella basta). Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Franco Banfi / Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes) Santa Lucia, Camaguey, Cuba, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

Georgette Douwma / Stove-pipe sponge (Aplysina archeri) and Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes) Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean.

Juergen Freund / Elephant ear sponge (Ianthella basta) with a Triplefin blenny resting on it, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Detail of Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes) with crinoid / featherstar attached, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Details of Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes) with crinoids / featherstars attached, Kimbe Bay, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Juergen Freund / Orange elephant ear sponge (Agelas clathrodes), with other sponges and gorgonians, Indo-pacific

Norbert Wu / Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta) with schools of Black-tipped Fusiliers (Pterocaesio digramma) swimming behind, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Elephant Ear Sponge (Ianthella basta) and schooling Barracuda (Sphyraena genie) in background, 110 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Alex Mustard / Portrait of a Giant frogfish (Antennarius commersoni) on a large Yellow elephant ear sponge (Ianthella basta) on a coral reef. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Franco Banfi / Elephant ear sponge (Ianthella basta) with a scuba diver swimming in he background, Gorgonia Wall Reef, Cabilao Island, Bohol, Central Visayas, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.

Tony Wu / Yellow elephant ear sponge (Ianthella basta) with unique lighting to make it resemble a sculpture, Hornbill Channel in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.