Sooooooo many species of sponges...
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/smsfp/irlspec/Cliona_spp.htm
"Boring (burrowing) sponges create a canal system by chemically etching out coral or shell material for shelter.."
" capable of encrusting the surface and smothering the host."
he said it was inside the skeleton
https://naturalhistory2.si.edu/smsfp/irlspec/Cliona_spp.htm
"Boring (burrowing) sponges create a canal system by chemically etching out coral or shell material for shelter.."
" capable of encrusting the surface and smothering the host."