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
Biemna variantia (Bowerbank, 1858) ? - A biemnid sponge (Sponge / Porifera images)
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Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- close-up 1

Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- close-up 2

Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- close-up 3

Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- close-up 4

Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- close-up 5

Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- close-up 6

Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- spicules / 0.1mm rule 1

Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- spicules / 0.1mm rule 2

Biemnid sponge
Biemna variantia
- spicules / 0.1mm rule 3

Specimen above was found growing on the side of a rock just below the low spring tide level at Porthcressa, Hugh Town, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, 24.07.17.

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Species here appears very close to Biemna variantia featured on the Sponges of Britain and Ireland website.

Biemna variantia biemnid 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.