Penares cortius
(Sponge)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #16022)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Maltby Islets, Clayoquot Sound
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
subtidal, bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date
January 23, 2012
Elevation (m)
-20
Latitude
49.2352777777778
Longitude
-125.767777777778
Photo ID #
16022
Comments
Penares cortius. Spotted gray sponge. Identified by Bill Austin. Very common in Barkley Sound. The most abundant and conspicuous sponge at Bowie Seamount. Forms meandering, lumpy ridges that may be 50 cm long. Family Geodiidae.