Terpios gelatinosus (Bowerbank, 1866), (a sponge)

2 Mar 2010 at OSGR: SY97 in Dorset, England

Record Summary	on underside of small boulder on seashore
Found as	Living animal
Date	2 March 2010
OS grid ref	OSGR: SY97
Lat/Lon	50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W
Vice County	Dorset, VC no: 9
Country	England
Voucher	2 Mar 2010[A] (Please quote this in any queries about this record)

Notes: Spicules smooth, <380µm, often curved, many swollen at the base.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

Ackers, R.G., Moss, D., Picton, B.E., Stone, S.M.K. & Morrow, C.C., 2007. Sponges of the British Isles ("Sponge V") - A colour guide and working document, 2007, 165pp, Marine Conservation Society

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Terpios gelatinosus (Bowerbank, 1866), (a sponge)

2 Mar 2010 at OSGR: SY97 in Dorset, England

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