Adreus fascicularis (Bowerbank, 1866)

Description

Adreus fascicularis is an arborescent sponge from 10 to 25 cm in height. The branches, usually ramifying in a plan have a diameter from 6 to 8 mm and are tip-tapered. They are smooth, firm to the touch and slightly striated longitudinally. The colour is yellow with the tip of the branches generally brownish. They live attached to rocks, generally on clear horizontal surfaces covered by sand, the base and some branches may be hidden.

Similar to

Many erected species look similar; its distinctive characteristics are branches with darker and tapering tips.

Distribution

Adreus fascicularis is found around 20 m deep, in the Atlantic Ocean down to the North of Spain and in the English Channel.

Classification

Source : World Register of Marine Species

Biota (Superdomain)
Animalia (Kingdom)
Porifera (Phylum)
Demospongiae (Class)
Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
Tethyida (Order)
Hemiasterellidae (Family)
Adreus (Genus)
Adreus fascicularis (Species)

Authors

Text : Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat © 2004 - 2021.

Photos : © Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.
Websites and reference works : Consult bibliography

How to cite this page

Bay-Nouailhat W., april 2004, Description of Adreus fascicularis, [On line] http://european-marine-life.org/02/adreus-fascicularis.php, consulted on 2021 January 23.