Polymastia pacifica  (Sponge)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #16031)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Egmont Point
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date	January 23, 2012
Elevation (m)	-20
Latitude	49.7763888888889
Longitude	-123.949166666667
Photo ID #	16031
Comments	Polymastia pacifica. Pointed nipple sponge. Identification by Bill Austin. Forms small mats up to 3 cm across. Often covered with silt and quite inconspicuous. Common in Sechelt Inlet. Khoyatan Marine Lab Accession #1185, 1297, 1337, 1339, 1340, 1324. Family Polymastiidae.