PORIFERA : Axinellida : Raspailiidae | SPONGES |
Eurypon major |
Description: The most conspicuous and largest Eurypon species in our area. Sheets of brilliant red, often partly covered with silt. The surface is somewhat rugose and long projecting spicules trap silt.
Distribution Map from NBN: Eurypon major at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Eurypon major at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
WoRMS: Eurypon major at World Register of Marine Species. Accepted name: Eurypon major Sarà & Siribelli, 1960. AphiaID: 133115.
Classification: Biota; Animalia; Porifera; Demospongiae; Heteroscleromorpha; Axinellida; Raspailiidae; Raspailiinae; Eurypon
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Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2024). Eurypon major. Sarà & Siribelli, 1960. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://www2.habitas.org.uk/marbiop-ni/speciesaccounts.php?item=C4540. Accessed on 2024-12-16 |