Clathrina coriacea diet
Distribution: A common species complex that occurs on all coasts of the British Isles. Habitat: This sponge is usually found on clean rock surfaces in the shallow sublittoral and also under overhangs and boulders on the shore. Several new species have recently been described from the NE Atlantic and it is likely that different forms currently identified as Clathrina coriacea are in fact distinct species. Young colonies are often thinly encrusting but more mature ones form a soft, compact network of anastomosing thin walled tubes.
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Description: This sponge is usually white but can also be grey, pale rose, orange or sulphur yellow in colour. It is often found associated with the ascidian Dendrodoa grossularia in surge gullies but also in sheltered caves.
