|PORIFERA : HADROMERIDA : Suberitidae||SPONGES| Description:
Formerly known as Prosuberites epiphytum. This sponge forms thin
translucent yellow encrustations beneath boulders. It has a
network of excurrent channels which converge on a few oscules.
Habitat: Beneath boulders in places with wave or tidal stream
water movement. Distribution: Western coasts of the British
Isles Key Identification Features: Distribution Map from BioMar
data for Ireland - Google Earth map: download this placemark
(not got Google Earth installed?) Distribution Map from NBN:
JNCC MNCR Seasearch data - Grid map : Interactive map : National
Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK. |Picton,
B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of
Britain and Ireland | |Copyright © National Museums of Northern
Ireland, 2002-2012|