Eumastia sitiens  (Sponge)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #16037)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Rest Islets, Knight Inlet
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	subtidal, bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date	January 23, 2012
Elevation (m)	-10
Latitude	50.6638888888889
Longitude	-126.024166666667
Photo ID #	16037
Comments	Halichondria (Eumastia) sitiens. Green-tinged sponge. Identified by Bill Austin from collected specimen. Khoyatan Marine Lab Accession #1234, #1195. This species often has a slight greenish colour. Forms large clumps up to 20 cm in diameter. It is very abundant in Knight Inlet in the vicinity of the sill. Family Halichondriidae.