Morgat, France, 5 meters, 2013, WBN
Morgat, France, 5 meters, 2013, WBN
Suberites carnosus is a massive spherical sponge which may be assembled in a series of globulous masses or, in more voluminous forms, composed of large ball-shaped lobes. Simple forms may reach 15 cm in diameter and multi-lobed masses 30 cm in diameter. Usually, each lobe possesses, on its top, a single large oscule. The surface is smooth, soft and its colour varies from pale yellow to yellow orange. It is soft and when disturbed, the fleshy sulphur-sponge can retract a lot.
Suberites ficus is a species quite similar to S. carnosus. It is less globulous, the oscules are more numerous and its surface is fibrous and slightly rough. In the same geographical area, is also a globular sponge with a single oscule but its roughcast surface clearly distinguishes it from S. carnosus.
Suberites carnosus is found in swallow waters attached to hard substrata, in the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the South of the Mediterranean Sea.
Source : World Register of Marine Species
Dernière mise à jour 24-11-2022
Animalia (Kingdom)
Porifera (Phylum)
Demospongiae (Class)
Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
Suberitida (Order)
Suberitidae (Family)
Suberites (Genus)
Suberites carnosus (Species)
Oscule : Opening generally quite visible, through which sponges expel water they have filtered to extract food particles.
Text : Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat © 2004 - 2024.
Photos : ©
Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.
Websites and reference works : Consult bibliography
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Données de distribution : Suberites carnosus (Johnston, 1842) in GBIF Secretariat (2019). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-22.
Source : World Register of Marine Species
Dernière mise à jour 24-11-2022
Animalia (Kingdom)
Porifera (Phylum)
Demospongiae (Class)
Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
Suberitida (Order)
Suberitidae (Family)
Suberites (Genus)
Suberites carnosus (Species)
Oscule : Opening generally quite visible, through which sponges expel water they have filtered to extract food particles.
Text : Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat © 2004 - 2024.
Photos : ©
Wilfried Bay-Nouailhat. Published with his kind permission.
Websites and reference works : Consult bibliography
Bay-Nouailhat W., april 2004, Description of Suberites carnosus, [On line] https://european-marine-life.org/02/suberites-carnosus.php, consulted on 2024 November 22.
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