Hymedesmia rathlinia

Hymedesmia rathlinia

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Hymedesmiidae

There are 290 species of sponges recorded in Ireland, although the true figure is thought to be close to 500; 134 species were recorded off Rathlin Island alone. Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera; sessile aquatic animals without true tissues.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Bernard Picton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bernard Picton · CC-BY DescriptionList of sponges of Ireland, Wikipedia contributors

Hymedesmia rathlinia

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