| PORIFERA : Haplosclerida : Chalinidae | SPONGES |
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| Haliclona angulata |
Description: Irregular cushion with tendency to form outgrowths, which may be mushroom shaped, fistulose or irregular in shape. Pale pink/grey. Firm, crisp and somewhat brittle. Oscules are not conspicuous.
Habitat: On rocks in exposed places. (?)
Distribution: A southern species in the British Isles, not uncommon on the south coast, in the Scilly Isles and Channel Isles. Known from Gurley Rock, near Padstow, N. Cornwall.
Distribution Map from NBN: Haliclona angulata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Haliclona angulata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
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| Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2026). Haliclona angulata. (Bowerbank, 1866). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland. https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=C8550. Accessed on 2026-11-01 |