Halichondria bowerbanki: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Suberitida
- Family
- Halichondriidae
- Genus
- Halichondria
- Species
- Halichondria bowerbanki
- Scientific Name
- Halichondria bowerbanki
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Halichondria bowerbanki
Halichondria bowerbanki, commonly known as the yellow sun sponge, is a species of sea sponge in the family Halichondriidae. It is found on rocky surfaces in the shallow subtidal, with occasional intertidal specimens under overhanging rocks. The physical appearance and structure of the species is variable and it has tassel-like irregular branches. Colonies can be up to 25 centimeters high with branches reaching 12 centimeters high. The color of the species is beige to brown in the summer, and light grey/yellow in the winter.
...Halichondria bowerbanki in languages:
- Dutch
- Sliertige broodspons
- French
- Halichondrie cierge
- German
- Beiger Brotkrumenschwamm
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Halichondria bowerbanki
- Halichondria capensis
- Halichondria cartilaginea
- Halichondria flava
- Halichondria genitrix
- Halichondria gilvus
- Halichondria intermedia
- Halichondria japonica
- Halichondria knowltoni
- Halichondria lambei
- Halichondria lutea
- Halichondria magniconulosa
- Halichondria melanodocia
- Halichondria moorei
- Halichondria okadai
- Halichondria panicea
- Halichondria punctata
- Halichondria semitubulosa
- Halichondria sitiens





























































































