| Demospongiae |
Poecilosclerida |
Raspailiidae |
Ectyoplasia ferox |
11 |
Orange to orange-yellow thick encrustations with oscules on volcano-like elevations with wide rims; surface smooth, although it may be uneven. In larger specimens volcanos can grow as tubes. Cave or reef-wall specimens can be thinner with less elevated oscules, which can have a transparent collar. Tidal channel specimens can be rather irregular, lobed, with furrows and grooves. Ectyoplasia ferox explicata described by Wiedenmayer (1977) from The Bahamas is Dragmacidon explicata, a valid species, different from this one. |
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) |
orange,yellow,cinnamon-tan,orange-yellow,encrusting,massive,tube,lobate,crumbly |
