Other animals › Halichondriidae
Bread-crumb Sponge
Halichondria panicea
3,472 observations in the source records
26 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
What the records say
- 3,472 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
crumb-of-bread spongeHymeniacidon perlevis
Haliclona cinerea
Goosebump SpongeDysidea fragilis
Halichondria bowerbanki
Blue Tube SpongeHaliclona caerulea
Chain TunicateBotrylloides violaceus
Sulphur Boring SpongeCliona celata
Mermaid's GloveHaliclona oculata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 15,134 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 13,728 |
| Canada | 1,839 |
| California | 705 |
| Quebec | 406 |
| New Brunswick | 387 |
| British Columbia | 323 |
| Maine | 322 |
| Nova Scotia | 240 |
| Washington | 207 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Sponges · Porifera |
| Class | Demosponges · Demospongiae |
| Order | Suberitida |
| Family | Halichondriidae |
| Genus | Halichondria |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Bread-crumb Sponge with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.