PORIFERA : Axinellida : RaspailiidaeSPONGES

Eurypon coronula (Bowerbank, 1874)

Description: A thin encrusting sponge with 2 mm long spicules emerging from the surface.

Habitat: Only known from a few specimens, which were found on dead bivalve shells.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Eurypon coronula at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Eurypon coronula at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Eurypon coronula at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Eurypon coronula (Bowerbank, 1874). AphiaID: 133108.

Classification: Biota; Animalia; Porifera; Demospongiae; Heteroscleromorpha; Axinellida; Raspailiidae; Raspailiinae; Eurypon

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 Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2024). Eurypon coronula. (Bowerbank, 1874). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=C4520. Accessed on 2024-07-07