Sea Squirts and Sea Sponges of Britain and Ireland

by Sarah Bowen;Claire Goodwin;David Kipling;Bernard Picton, David Kipling, Claire Goodwin, et al.

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0995567387
• ISBN13: 9780995567382
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.2"