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
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

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.

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.