Sea squirts and sea sponges of Britain and Ireland
Bowen, S.; Goodwin, C.; Kipling, D.; Picton, B. (2018). Sea squirts and sea sponges of Britain and Ireland. Wild Nature Press. Princeton University Press: Princeton. ISBN 978-0995567382. 200 pp.
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Botrylloides diegensis Ritter & Forsyth, 1917 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Bowen, S.
- Goodwin, C.
- Kipling, D.
- Picton, B.
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| Abstract |
Sea squirts and sponges are found in most seafloor habitats around the coasts of Britain and Ireland. Despite being the dominant life forms in many areas, these two groups of under-recorded marine animals are often confused with one another, and most divers and snorkellers can recognise and name very few species. In fact, around 500 species of Ascidiacea (sea squirts) and Porifera (sponges) have been described so far in British and Irish seas, corresponding to over 4% of the world’s total. |
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