Porifera (unidentified)
(Unidentified Sponges)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
UnidentifiedPorifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges)
PhylumPORIFERA (sponges)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Porifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges) :
1: Porifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges)
8 Apr 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on base of bridge pillars, exposed at low spring tide
Image 1: ColonyImage 2: Colony (2)Image 3: Colony - close-up - enlargedImage 4: Colony - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Porifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges)
12 Feb 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
dead colony, washed up on beach
Image 1: Dried specimen - white backgroundImage 2: Dried specimen - white background (2)Image 3: Dried specimen - white background (3)
3: Porifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges)
20 Mar 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
mound of sponge, exposed at low spring tide
Image 1: In situImage 2: In situ (2)Image 3: In situ (3)Image 4: In situ - close-upImage 5: Close-up - enlargedImage 6: Close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Close-up - enlarged (3)
4: Porifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges)
31 Mar 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
colony on old breakwater
Image 1: Colony - in situImage 2: Close-up - enlargedImage 3: Close-up - enlarged (2)
5: Porifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges)
31 Mar 2010 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on old breakwater
Image 1: Close-upImage 2: Close-up - enlargedImage 3: Close-up - enlarged (2)Image 4: Close-up - enlarged (3)
6: Porifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges)
16 May 2008 OSGR: NS24 55° 40’ N, 4° 50’ W Vice County: Ayrshire (VC 75) England
under rock at low spring tide
Image 1: Sponge - in situImage 2: Sponge - in situ (2)Image 3: Sponge - in situ (3)Image 4: Sponge - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Sponge - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 6: Sponge - section - close-up - enlarged

Porifera (unidentified) (Unidentified Sponges) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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