Atlantic cold water specimens from the Gulf
of Maine
Number
Scientific
Name
Common
Name
Photo
Seasonal
Availability
Description
PR001
Chalina oculata
Finger sponge
Year round
A large species found
subtidally on pilings and ledges. Available all year.
PR002
Cliona celata
Sulfer boring sponge
Year round
Found on shells. Available
all year.
PR003
Halichondria sp.
Crumb of Bread
Year round
A complex encrusting
species found in tidal pools and subtidally. Available all year.
PR004
Haliclona permollis
Purple sponge
Year round
PR005
Leucosolenia sp.
Organ pipe sponge
Year round
Small branching species
found on shells and pilings. Available all year.
PR009
Spongilla
Freshwater sponge
Scarce in winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Please call
in or email your specimen requests for a price quote. All quotes are for live
organisms.
Specimens can be preserved per your request at no additional cost. Containers,
packing materials and shipping are extra.