APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Terpios gelatinosa (Bowerbank, 1866) syn. T. fugax - Blue encrusting sponge
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Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- under rock on lowershore 1

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- under rock on lowershore 2

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- under rock on lowershore 3

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- under rock on lowershore 4

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- under rock on lowershore 5

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 1

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 2

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- typical habitat 1

Specimens above were found at Batten Bay, Mountbatten, Plymouth, Devon. 01.04.06; at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, 14.08.11 and Little London, Marazion, Cornwall. 11.04.16.

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- under rock on lowershore 6

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- under rock on lowershore 7

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 3

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 4

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 5

Blue encrusting sponge
Terpios gelatinosa
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 6

Specimen above was found under a rock on the lowershore at Chimney Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 24.04.16.

Species commonly found under stones on the lowershore. If looking under stones please return them carefully to their original position.

Terpios gelatinosa fugax Blue encrusting sponge Porifera Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.