![List of sponges of Ireland List of sponges of Ireland](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Global_diversity_of_the_Porifera.png/400px-Global_diversity_of_the_Porifera.png)
There are 290 species of sponges recorded in Ireland, although the true figure is thought to be close to 500; 134 species were recorded off Rathlin Island alone.
Sponges are animals of the phylum Porifera; sessile aquatic animals without true tissues.
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