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.
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans (Johnston, 1842) - A chalinid sponge (Sponge / Porifera images)
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Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- under breakwater / extreme low tide 1
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- under breakwater / extreme low tide 1
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- under breakwater / extreme low tide 2
Specimen above was found under the large blocks inside the old breakwater at Port Erin on the Isle of Man, 15.07.14.
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- sample 1
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- spicules, 0.1mm rule 1
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- spicules, 0.1mm rule 2
Specimens were found in crevices and under ledges on the lowershore on an extremely low tide at Hannafore, Looe, Cornwall, 29.03.17.
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- in-situ / on overhang 1
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- in-situ / on overhang 2
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- in-situ / on overhang 3
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- close-up 1
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- close-up 2
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- close-up 3
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- spicules 1
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- spicules, 0.1mm rule 3
Chalinid sponge
Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans
- habitat / location 1
The specimen above was found in a small scrape sample of Corallina officinalis collected from the low tide mark on a spring tide at Tavis Vor, Mousehole, near Penzance, Cornwall, 05.06.20. Specimen kindly identified by Christine Picton.
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.