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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Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- lateral view on algae 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- lateral view anterior 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- lateral view posterior 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- surface detail / conules 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- part of transverse section showing conules 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- part of transverse section showing conules 2

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- part of transverse section showing conules 3

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- conule under microscope 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- transverse section 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- transverse section with 0.1mm division rule 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- in sample container with a £2 coin used as a scale 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- location 1

The specimen above was found on algae on the side of a pontoon at Newlyn Marina, Newlyn, Cornwall, 28.09.20.

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- in pool on lowershore 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- distal close-up 2

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- proximal close-up 2

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- in pool on lowershore 2

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- habitat / location 1

The specimen above was found in a pool on the lowershore on the shore south of Mousehole, Cornwall, 29.05.14.

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- under rock in pool 1

Specimens above were found ubnder a rock in a pool on the shore at Baiters, Poole, Dorset. 12.09.18.

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- under rock on lowershore 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- under rock on lowershore 2

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- under rock on lowershore 3

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- osculum 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- lateral view 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- attached to algae 1

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- habitat / location 1

Specimens above were found on the lowershore at Spit Point, Par, near St. Austell, Cornwall, 05.03.10 and 15.03.10.

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- under rock on lowershore 4

The specimen above was found under a rock on the lowershore at Marazion, Cornwall, 11.03.09.

Purse sponge
Sycon ciliatum
- under rock on lowershore 5

The specimen above was found under a rock on the lowershore at Carnsew Pool, Hayle, Cornwall, 18.09.12.

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.