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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Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- lowershore / close-up 1

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- lowershore / close-up 2

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- lowershore / close-up 3

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- piece of / close-up 1

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- image 1

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- image 2

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- image 3

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- image 4

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
- image 5

Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
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Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
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Breadcrumb sponge
Halichondria panicea
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Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea, the Breadcrumb sponge was originally given the name the 'Crumb-of-bread sponge' by Ellis. Ref: Edward Step; By the Deep Sea. A Popular Introduction to the Wild Life of the British Shores. 1896.

Images of this species were taken at various locations around the Devon and Cornwall coast.

Scientific and European Names:
Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea, Breadcrumb sponge, Bread-crumb sponge, Crumb-of-bread sponge, Broodspons, Gewone Broodspons, Halichondrie, Brotkrumenschwamm.

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.