Xestospongia hispida  (Hard Gnarled Clump Sponge)

Photo of Xestospongia hispida by <a href="http://www.naturediver.com">Derek Holzapfel</a>

© Derek Holzapfel (Photo ID #15929)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Pender Island
Photographer Derek Holzapfel
Habitat rock wall
Photo Date August 28, 2003
Upload Date January 11, 2012
Elevation (m) -18
Latitude 48.7338829040527
Longitude -123.188087463379
Photo ID # 15929
Comments Pender Island - Brooks Point. Note: I am unsure of the identification. This is the closest image match from the book "Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest (Andy Lamb & Bernard Hanby).