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.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Ophlitaspongia papilla Bowerbank, 1866 - An Encrusting sponge
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Encrusting sponge
Ophlitaspongia papilla
- on rock / lowershore 1

Specimen above was found on the side of a rock on an extremely low tide at Long Rock, Penzance, Cornwall, 09.03.12.

Encrusting sponge
Ophlitaspongia papilla
- on overhand / lowershore 2

Specimen above was found on an overhang at Albert Pier reef, Penzance, Cornwall, 11.02.13.

Ophlitaspongia papilla Encrusting Sponge Porifera Images
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.