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
- attached to Coral Weed 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- attached to Coral Weed 2

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- aperture 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- aperture close-up 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- outer surface of sponge 1

Compressed purse sponge
Grantia compressa
- outer surface of sponge 2

Numerous specimens were seen attached to Coral Weed, Corallina officinalis, on the lowershore at Hannafore Point, Hannafore, Looe, Cornwall, 18.01.22.

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.

Grantia compressa Compressed purse 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.