| Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae |
Haliclona (Halichoclona) magnifica |
3 |
White crispy and crumbly masses with elevated fistules-oscular tubes. Available photos are from Belize and The Florida Cays (material from the Bahamas was examined but no photo was obtained). |
de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991 |
white,tube,massive,papillated,soft,crumbly |
| Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae |
Haliclona (Reniera) ?ruetzleri |
1 |
Thin, sprawling, brown, soft branches. The ectosome has an unispicular tangential reticulation with additional erect spicules at the nodes. Choanosomal reticulation a bit more paucispicular. Spicules oxea 90-100 by 7.5-10 µm. Bahamas material lacks microscleres (two categories of sigma, toxa), hence the tentative identification pending further comparisons. |
de Weerdt, 2000 |
brown,branching,soft |
| Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae |
Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera |
1 |
Soft, limp tubes arising from a base, often with sprawling branchelets. Can be confused with Chalinula molitba forma pseudomolitba (de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991). |
(George & Wilson, 1919) |
purple-violet,tube,soft |
| Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae |
Haliclona (Soestella) ?melana |
3 |
The only individuals seen were black tangled thin branches partly buried in sand. Only black oscular fistules were visible in the sandy bottom of tidal lagoonal channels. Species originally described from Brazil. Spicules are oxea 150-210 µm. The ectosome is an unispicular tangential reticulation. The present material conforms to some of the variation described. Confirmation of species identity needs further material and comparisons. |
Muricy & Ribeiro, 1999 |
black,encrusting,papillated,soft |
| Demospongiae |
Haplosclerida |
Chalinidae |
Haliclona (Soestella) ?twincayensis |
1 |
Whitish-creamy branches, rather soft and limp. Identification remains tentative until further material can be analyzed and comparisons can be made. It has slightly shorter spicules and it is softer than H. magnifica de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991 collected in the same area. |
De Weerdt et al., 1991 |
cream,branching,soft |
