Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766)
(Breadcrumb Sponge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHalichondria panicea (Breadcrumb Sponge)
GenusHalichondria (a genus of sponges)
FamilyHALICHONDRIIDAE (breadcrumb and related sponges)
OrderHALICHONDRIDA (an order of sponges)
SubclassTETRACTINOMORPHA (a subclass of non-calcareous sponges)
ClassDEMOSPONGIAE (a class of sponges)
PhylumPORIFERA (sponges)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Halichondria panicea (Breadcrumb Sponge) :
1: Halichondria panicea (Breadcrumb Sponge) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
21 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
colony on underside of rock at low tide
Image 1: Colony - close-up - enlarged
2: Halichondria panicea (Breadcrumb Sponge)
2 Apr 1969 OSGR: TQ30 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on lower shore
Image 1: Sponge

Halichondria panicea (Breadcrumb Sponge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Halichondria panicea (Breadcrumb Sponge)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Halichondria panicea (Breadcrumb Sponge)
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