sealord > Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast >  Hymeniacidon perleve BG 090208 2988 smg
sealord > This orange sponge, Hymeniacidon perleve, is common on the mid-shore of Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast. It tolerates dessication on rocks exposed to wind and sun.  Photographed on 9th February 2008
File No. BG 090208 2990
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sealord > This sponge crab, Dromia personata, entered one of Guernsey commercial fisherman Chris Marquis' crab pots on the 31 October 2007. 
File No. 311007 1488 
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sealord > The sponge, Pachymatisma johnstonia, grows on a wall of the Gouliot caves on Sark's west coast.  I visited the cave system during a low spring tide on the 12 September 2007.  The Gouliot Caves were designated a RAMSAR site in April 2007.
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sealord > The "black tar sponge" Dercitus bucklandi, covers a portion of the back of a wall in a small cave in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast.  This dark brown or black plastic-sheet-like sponge occurs in dark caves and crevices.

File No. BG 170407 7927
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sealord > The grey sponge, Pachymatisima johnstonia, grows from the roof of a cave in Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast.
Photographed on 1 February 2006.
File No. 010206 292      
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Hymeniacidon perleve BG 090208 2988 smg
Belle Greve Bay on Guernsey's east coast >  Hymeniacidon perleve BG 090208 2988 smg
Hymeniacidon perleve BG 090208 2988 smg
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