Geodia mesotriaena  (Sponge)

Photo of Geodia mesotriaena by <a href="http://www.seastarsofthepacificnorthwest.info/">Neil McDaniel</a>

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #16024)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Sechelt Inlet
Photographer Neil McDaniel
Habitat subtidal, bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date January 23, 2012
Elevation (m) -20
Latitude 49.6177777777778
Longitude -123.803055555556
Photo ID # 16024
Comments Geodia mesotriaena. Armoured ball sponge. Identified by Bill Austin. Large, ball-like, usually with "bald" patch. Common in Sechelt Inlet and Tzoonie Narrows. Family Geodiidae.