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Bubaris vermiculata

(Bowerbank, 1866)


Richard Yorke 'Sponge V' lists an erect form of Bubaris vermiculata but has no picture. Could this be it, or is it just an odd form of Hemimycale columella? Seen at around 13m off the Dorset coast.

George Brown Interesting photo Richard. Might it just be stained by a red algae?

Richard Yorke Could be! I have never seen anything like it before, but then, most dives reveal something I have never seen before ........ that's half the fun.

Message posted on NE Atlantic Porifera on 11 Sep 2012
Taxonomy
Animalia (Kingdom)
  Porifera (Phylum)
    Demospongiae (Class)
      Halichondrida (Order)
        Bubaridae (Family)
          Bubaris (Genus)
            Bubaris vermiculata (Species)
Associated Species