PORIFERA : Chondrosida : HalisarcidaeSPONGES

Halisarca dujardinii Johnston, 1842


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Halisarca dujardinii

Description: Slimy sheets up to 4cm x 5cm, or slimy cushions generally surmounted by a short, narrow oscular chimney. Ochraceous yellow, greyish, yellowish or creamy fawn. Fairly firm and elastic. Oscules are sparsely distributed, frequently at the ends of short, cylindrical chimneys. Normally 1 - 2mm wide.

Distribution: Atlantic coasts of Europe; Mediterranean; etc.

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

iNaturalist: Halisarca dujardinii at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

WoRMS: Halisarca dujardinii at World Register of Marine Species.

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 Picton, B.E., Keatley, L. & Morrow, C.C. (2026). Halisarca dujardinii. Johnston, 1842. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://habitas.org/mbdp/species.php?item=C9100. Accessed on 2026-11-01