Suberites ficus - Marine Life Encyclopedia

Suberites ficus (Linnaeus, 1767)

Suberites ficus

Description: This sponge usually consists of smoothly rounded lobes with large irregular oscules. It is typically orange or red in colour, brighter red in well-lit shallow water and paler in darker or siltier sites. Forms encrusting scallop shells may belong to distinct species, they tend to form smooth crusts with evenly spaced small oscules.

Habitat: Attached to rock in exposed sites and loose-lying amongst algae in sheltered sites.

Distribution: Common and widespread around the British Isles.

Key Identification Features:

Smooth even surface
lobed appearnce with large irregular oscules

Distribution Map: NBN map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

WoRMS: Species record : World Register of Marine Species.

iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database

Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C. (2016). Suberites ficus (Linnaeus, 1767). [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=C2210 Accessed on 2024-12-02

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