Terpios gelatinosus (Bowerbank, 1866)
(a sponge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTerpios gelatinosus (a sponge)
FamilySUBERITIDAE (a family of non-calcareous sponges)
OrderHADROMERIDA (an order of sponges)
SubclassTETRACTINOMORPHA (a subclass of non-calcareous sponges)
ClassDEMOSPONGIAE (a class of sponges)
PhylumPORIFERA (sponges)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Terpios gelatinosus (a sponge) :
1: Terpios gelatinosus (a sponge)
28 Sep 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on underside of stone, near LWS.
Image 1: Colony - out of water - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Colony - out of water - close-up - enlarged (2)
2: Terpios gelatinosus (a sponge)
2 Mar 2010 OSGR: SY97 50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on underside of small boulder on seashore
Image 1: Sponge - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Sponge - close-up - magnified (2)Image 3: Sponge - in situ - enlargedImage 4: Spicule - magnifiedImage 5: Spicules - magnifiedImage 6: Spicules - magnified (2)Image 7: Spicules - magnified (3)Image 8: Spicules - magnified (4)Image 9: Spicules - microscope low magnificationImage 10: Spicules - microscope low magnification (2)Image 11: Sponge tissues - magnifiedImage 12: Sponge tissues - magnified (2)

Terpios gelatinosus (a sponge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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