APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- close-up 1

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- close-up 2

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- sponge 0.1mm division rule 1

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 1

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- spicules 0.1mm division rule 2

The specimen above was found under a rock in a lowershore pool at Little London, Marazion, Cornwall. 11.04.16.

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- under lowershore rock 1

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- under lowershore rock 2

Species found under rock on the lowershore, on the ledges, north side of Newton's Cove, Weymouth, Dorset. 12.08.14.

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- under lowershore rock 3

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- under lowershore rock 4

Species found under rock on the lowershore at Little London reef, Marazion, Cornwall. 28.10.14.

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- on north facing overhang 1

White lace sponge
Clathrina coriacea
- on north facing overhang 2

Species found on the side of a north facing overhang on the extreme lowershore at Challaborough, South Devon. 29.09.15.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.