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Eumastia sitiens
(Sponge)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #16037)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Rest Islets, Knight Inlet
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
subtidal, bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date
January 23, 2012
Elevation (m)
-10
UTM Zone #
Latitude
50.6638888888889
UTM Easting
Longitude
-126.024166666667
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
16037
Notes
Halichondria (Eumastia) sitiens. Green-tinged sponge. Identified by Bill Austin from collected specimen. Khoyatan Marine Lab Accession #1234, #1195. This species often has a slight greenish colour. Forms large clumps up to 20 cm in diameter. It is very abundant in Knight Inlet in the vicinity of the sill. Family Halichondriidae.
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