Image of Mycale (Aegogropila) adhaerens (Lambe 1893)
Description:
Mycale adhaerens is not limited to growing on scallops. The sponge shown below is often found growing in Padilla Bay near March Point June 2006. It is tan with yellowish parts when fresh and quickly fades to all tan after being collected. According to the spicules and growth form this is also Mycale adhaerens.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Porifera (sponges)
- Demospongiae (demosponges)
- Heteroscleromorpha
- Poecilosclerida
- Mycalidae
- Mycale
- Aegogropila
- Mycale adhaerens
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