Poecillastra rickettsi  (Sponge)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #16025)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Temple Rock, Pender Harbour
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date	January 23, 2012
Elevation (m)	-20
Latitude	49.6241666666667
Longitude	-124.096388888889
Photo ID #	16025
Comments	Poecillastra rickettsi. Bracket sponge. Named for pioneering marine naturalist Ed Ricketts. Identified by Bill Austin. Common in Sechelt and Jervis Inlets attached to vertical rock walls. Family Vulcanellidae.