| PORIFERA : POECILOSCLERIDA : Microcionidae | SPONGES |
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Description: Antho dichotoma (Esper, 1791-1794) is a thinly and dichotomously branched sponge with a finely hispid surface. Colour is beige to yellow.
Distribution: Common in deeper waters of NW Europe, especially in the Norwegian fjord area, and the Arctic, having its southern limits along the coasts of Ireland.
Distribution Map from BioMar data for Ireland - Google Earth map: 
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Distribution Map from NBN: JNCC MNCR data - Grid map National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
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| Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2007. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=C8340 |
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