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BIOTA (living things) |
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Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
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PORIFERA (sponges) |
BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
PORIFERA (sponges)
Sets of Photographs
These relate to individual finds ("biological records") of the organism.
| Taxon | Summary |  |
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Date | Vice-county | Country |
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| Porifera | Living animal | 7 | 7 | 20 Mar 2011 | Dorset | England |
| Porifera | Living animal | 6 | 6 | 16 May 2008 | Ayrshire | England |
| Porifera | Living animal | 4 | 4 | 8 Apr 2012 | Dorset | England |
| Porifera | Living animal | 4 | 4 | 31 Mar 2010 | Dorset | England |
| Porifera? | Dead animal | 3 | 3 | 12 Feb 2012 | Dorset | England |
| Porifera | Living animal | 3 | 3 | 31 Mar 2010 | Dorset | England |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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| Class | CALCAREA (a class of sponges) | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Class | DEMOSPONGIAE (a class of sponges) | 6 | ||||
| Order | MYXOSPONGIDA (freshwater sponges) | 1 | 2 | |||
| Subclass | TETRACTINOMORPHA (a subclass of non-calcareous sponges) | 5 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Bowerbank, J.S., 1864 | A Monograph of the British Spongiadae |
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| Ackers, R.G., Moss, D. & Picton, B.E., 1992 | Sponges of the British Isles - A colour guide and working document |
| Ackers, R.G., Moss, D., Picton, B.E., Stone, S.M.K. & Morrow, C.C., 2007 | Sponges of the British Isles ("Sponge V") - A colour guide and working document |
| Fish, J.D. & Fish, S., 2011 | A Student's Guide to the Seashore |
| Gibson, R., Hextall, B. & Rogers, A., 2001 | Photographic Guide to the Sea & Shore Life of Britain & North-west Europe |
| Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds), 1990 | The Marine Fauna of the British Isles and north-west Europe |
| Hayward, P.J. & Ryland, J.S. (eds), 1996 (littoral and sublittoral fauna) | Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe |
| Naylor, P., 2005 | Great British Marine Animals |
| Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland: http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/ | Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland |
| Picton, B.E., Morrow, C. & van Soest, R., 2007 | Sponges of Britain and Ireland |
| Sponges of Britain and Ireland: http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/sponge_guide/ | Sponges of Britain and Ireland |
| Wood, C., 2007 | Seasearch Observer's Guide to Marine Life of Britain and Ireland |
PORIFERA may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
ANIMALIA (animals) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 3 feeding and other relationships of PORIFERA (sponges)
