Fig. 2. Contact experiments with Terpios hoshinota sponge. a in Ophiomonas shinseimaruae Okanishi & Matsuo & Fujita 2021, sp. n.

Fig. 2. Contact experiments with Terpios hoshinota sponge. a, Two fragments from different individuals (N1 × N2) in the direct contact assay (at day 0). b, Boundary zone (arrow heads) between two individuals (N4 × N5) in the growing-edge contact assay (at day 19). c, Enlarged view of b. d, Colony of Montipora coral (81 cm in diameter) which was covered by sponge patches of N4 and N5 in Nakijin.