Guancha lacunosa — Overview

Guancha Sponge learn more about names for this taxon

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This sponge looks like a small Clathrina coriacea on a conspicuous stalk. The rounded body consists of a network of anastomosing tubes with a terminal osculum. Normally white or off-white in colour and tiny, usually less than 1cm in size without the stalk.

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Source: Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland

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