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
Suberites domuncula (Olivi, 1792) - Hermit-crab sponge (Porifera / Sponge images)
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Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- on whelk with hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 1

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- on whelk with hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 2

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- on whelk with hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 3

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- on whelk with hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 4

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- on whelk with hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 5

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- on whelk with hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus 6

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- with 1.0mm division rule 1

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- sponge spicules with 0.1mm division rule 1

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- sponge spicules with 0.1mm division rule 2

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- sponge spicules with 0.1mm division rule 3

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- habitat / location 1

Hermit-crab sponge
Suberites domuncula
- habitat / location 2

This sponge is typically found on and associated with shells containing a hermit crab. The specimen here was found growing on a whelk shell containing the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus, it was found on a small spit on the extreme lowershore on the River Tamar at Henn Point, Saltash, Cornwall. 12.09.22.

Suberites domuncula Hermit crab sponge suberitid suberitidae 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.