PORIFERA : Haplosclerida : ChalinidaeSPONGES

Haliclona indistincta (Bowerbank, 1866)

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Haliclona indistincta

Description: Thin sheets to cushions, forming patches from a few cms to 20-25cm across. Greenish brown, pinkish white. Softly friable. Oscules are few, irregularly scattered, not or only slightly elevated; circular 1.5-3mm diameter.

Habitat: Found mainly on the undersides of intertidal boulders.

Distribution: Known from Strangford Lough, south and west coasts of Ireland, Hastings, Dorset, N. Cornwall, Anglesey, Orkney, Roscoff.
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Distribution Map from NBN: Haliclona indistincta at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Haliclona indistincta at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

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 Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2026). Haliclona indistincta. (Bowerbank, 1866). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=C8590. Accessed on 2026-11-01