Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California

Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz
Leucilla nutting (Urban, 1902)               
Urn Sponge
Porifera: Calcarea: Clathrinida: Amphoriscidae
Geographic Range: Sansum Narrows, British Columbra, Canada, to Cabo San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico. Synonyms: Rhabdodermella nuttingi
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 19 Jan 2008.

Description: Vase-shaped, up to 1cm in diameter & up to 3cm long, smooth, tan to white, borne on a stalk up to 2cm long. Usually occurs in groups. This is one of the few sponges in our area that has calcareous rather than siliceous spicules.
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 5 Mar 2008.		  

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