Tentorium aff. semisuberites
(Sponge)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #58566)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Sechelt Inlet, BC
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date
January 02, 2014
Elevation (m)
-25
Latitude
49.5677777777778
Longitude
-123.804166666667
Photo ID #
58566
Comments
Tentorium aff. semisuberites (Schmidt, 1870). Tendril sponge. This very peculiar-looking sponge occasionally has a very long tendril attached to the basal part of the sponge. So far it has been found in Agamemnon Channel and Sechelt Inlet. Identification proved to be difficult, but Dr. Bill Austin found it compared in most respects to Tentorium semisuberites, found in the Arctic and Atlantic. The purpose of the tendril is unknown, but could have to do with propagation of new juveniles. This one has an extremely long tendril, estimated at about 20 cm in length.