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.

APHOTO Wildlife Stock Image Library
Mycale sp. possibly Mycale macilenta - A mycalid sponge (Sponge images)
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Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- with Doris ocelligera 1

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- with Doris ocelligera 2

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 1

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 2

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 3

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 4

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 5

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 6

Specimen above found on a mussel that was attached to a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 18.04.17.

The species here caught my eye because of the nudibranch Doris ocelligera was on it. The Doris camouflaged fairly well against this sponge, and almost mirrored it.

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- on plastic lobster pot collar 1

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- on plastic lobster pot collar 2

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- on plastic lobster pot collar 3

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 7

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 8

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules / 0.1mm divisions 9

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules without scale 1

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules without scale 2

Mycalid sponge
Mycale sp. possibly
Mycale macilenta
- spicules without scale 3

Species found on the plastic collar of a lobster pot / creel, a fresh stranding on the low tide mark at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 18.01.18.

Mycale sp. possibly Mycale macilenta A mycalid sponge spicule 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.