PORIFERA : Poecilosclerida : MicrocionidaeSPONGES

Antho coriacea (Bowerbank, 1874)

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Antho coriacea

Description: Moderately thin sheets, with a rounded rugose surfce, typically ca. 5mm thick. Bright orange-red or ochre yellow. Fairly firm, holds together well when collected, but somewhat crumbly and easily torn. Oscules are inconspicuous.

Distribution: Known recently from Ireland, Anglesey.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Antho coriacea at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Antho coriacea at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Antho coriacea at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2026). Antho coriacea. (Bowerbank, 1874). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=C8420. Accessed on 2026-11-01