Staurocalyptus dowlingi  (Sponge)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #74310)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Ball Pt., Jervis Inlet
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	marine, subtidal, bedrock
Photo Date	September 16, 2013
Upload Date	December 22, 2014
Elevation (m)	-20
Latitude	49.7463333333333
Longitude	-124.228966666667
Photo ID #	74310
Comments	Round lipped boot sponge. A very large hexactinellid sponge, up to 1.5 m tall. Also known as Acanthascus dowlingi. Common in BC fjords, attached to steep rock walls.