Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- sponge image 2
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- sponge image 3
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- sponge image 4
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- sponge image 5
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- sponge image 6
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- sponge image 7
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- sponge image 8
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- mucus / slime production 1
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- mucus / slime production 2
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- habitat / location 1
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- habitat / location 2
Spicules
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- spicules under microscope with 0.1mm division rule 1
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- spicules under microscope with 0.1mm division rule 2
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- spicules under microscope with 0.1mm division rule 3
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
- spicules under microscope with 0.1mm division rule 4
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
spatuliferous anchorate chela 1
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
acanthostyle 1
Myxillid sponge
Myxilla (Myxilla) rosacea
surface tornote with three small spines 1
The specimens above were found lining the base and sides of an under-boulder pool, near the low tide mark, on an extra low tide at Sennen Cove, Cornwall, 18.10.20.
The sponge samples were vigorously washed in seawater prior to photography because this species produces large amounts of slime / mucus on being broken or removed from a sample container.
In-situ the sponge was associated with the hydroid Tubularia indivisa.