UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia The Sponge Guide
Class Order Family Genus species Images Notes Author Char
Demospongiae Hadromerida Placospongiidae Placospongia sp. 2 (?intermedia sensu de Laubenfels, 1936) 1 Orange encrusting sponge with the surface covered by irregularly polygonal armor plates. Spaces between plates with soft tissue and oscules. According to the recent review of van Soest (2009), it may correspond to Placospongia intermedia sensu de Laubenfels (1936), from the Caribbean side of Panama, but detailed comparisons of spicules is pending for confirmation. orange,encrusting,hard
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