Plocamiancora arndti

Plocamiancora arndti

Classification

Class: Demospongiae
Order: Poecilosclerida
Family: Myxillidae

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

Canada · 2

Sources and credits

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Plocamiancora arndti

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