Grantia compressa (Fabricius, 1780)
(Purse Sponge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGrantia compressa (Purse Sponge)
GenusGrantia (a genus of sponges)
FamilyGRANTIIDAE (purse sponges)
OrderLEUCOSOLENIDA (an order of sponges)
SubclassCALCARONEA (a subclass of sponges)
ClassCALCAREA (a class of sponges)
PhylumPORIFERA (sponges)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Grantia compressa (Purse Sponge) :
1: Grantia compressa (Purse Sponge)
21 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on seaweed at low tide
Image 1: Sponge - side view - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Sponge - side view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Sponge - side view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: Surface - highly enlargedImage 5: Surface - highly enlarged (2)

Grantia compressa (Purse Sponge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Grantia compressa (Purse Sponge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Grantia compressa (Purse Sponge)
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