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
Grantia compressa (Fabricius, 1780) - Compressed purse sponge (Sponge / Porifera images)
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Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- sponge in seawater 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- on Plumaria plumosa 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- on Plumaria plumosa 2

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- on Plumaria plumosa 3

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- on Plumaria plumosa 4

Specimens above were found on the red algae Plumaria plumosa, Soft Feather Weed, in a north facing hollow of the main rock at Battery Rocks, Penzance, Cornwall. 24.10.10, 07.04.12 and 09.11.14.

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- in pool on lowershore 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- in pool on lowershore 2

Specimens found in pools and under overhangs on the lowershore at Tavis Vor, Mousehole, Cornwall. 08.05.12.

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- on weed 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- on weed 2

Specimens above were found at Par Beach, near St. Austell, 28.02.09 and Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 12.04.09.

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 2

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- in tunnel with other sponges 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- on concrete tunnel wall 1

Species found lining a small concrete lined tunnel through a pier in the SW corner of Penzance Harbour, Penzance, Cornwall. 01.07.14 and 26.04.16.

APHOTOMARINE supports open source data recording and sharing for the benefit of wildlife, recorders, research, science and education. The project recommends the following websites and works with the following bodies and organisations.

Sponges of Britain and Ireland Picton

A website based on Sponges of the British Isles 1992 Edition, revised and extended, 2007, by Bernard Picton, Christine Morrow & Rob van Soest. Without a shadow of a doubt the best online resource to sponges of Britain and Ireland.

Marine Biological Association MBA

The Marine Biological Association or MBA, based in Plymouth, is one of the world’s longest-running societies dedicated to promoting research into our oceans and the life they support. Since 1884 the MBA has been providing a unified, clear, independent voice on behalf of the marine biological community.It has a growing membership in over 40 countries.

NBN National Biodiversity Network

The National Biodiversity Network or NBN is a charity that supports open source data sharing and recording supporting conservation, science and education. "Why do recorders need open source?". Simply because it supports the core values of wildlife recording and the free use of records and data over a very wide network that includes partners like the Natural History Museum.

The taxonomy used here is based on that of the following database, which is also used by the MBA, NHM and the NBN.

World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS

The World Register of Marine Species or WoRMS.

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.