Suberites ficus (Johnston, 1842)
(a sponge)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSuberites ficus (a sponge)
GenusSuberites (a genus of sponges)
FamilySUBERITIDAE (a family of non-calcareous sponges)
OrderHADROMERIDA (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 Suberites ficus (a sponge) :
1: Suberites ficus (a sponge) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
20 Jan 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
on old ?concrete substrate, just exposed at low spring tide
Image 1: Deflated coony - exposed at low tideImage 2: Deflated coony - exposed at low tide (2)Image 3: Deflated coony - exposed at low tide (3)Image 4: Exposed at low spring tideImage 5: Exposed at low spring tide (2)Image 6: Under waterImage 7: Under water (2)Image 8: Under water - close-upImage 9: Under water - close-up (2)Image 10: Under water - close-up (3)Image 11: Under water - photographed 28 Sept 11Image 12: Under water - photographed 28 Sept 11 (2)Image 13: Under water - photographed 28 Sept 11 (3)Image 14: Under water - photographed 28 Sept 11 (4)Image 15: Under water - photographed 28 Sept 11 (5)

Suberites ficus (a sponge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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