Description: Cushions, 1 to 3cm across. Brown. Soft, elastic and tough; "lightweight" and spongy. Oscules are conspicuous, typically up to 3 in number, 1-3mm diameter. Normally flush with the surface, but the longer oscules may have a slightly elevated rim.

Habitat: Found in the intertidal growing on brown seaweeds such as Fucus and Cystoseira and beneath boulders and stones.

Distribution: Probably occurs all around the British Isles, but is not well known. Known recently from Mull, Anglesey and Lough Ine.

Distribution Map from NBN: Haliclona limbata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Haliclona limbata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Haliclona limbata at World Register of Marine Species.