UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia The Sponge Guide
Class Order Family Genus species Images Notes Author Char
Demospongiae Haplosclerida Phloeodictyidae Oceanapia bartschi 8 From small, cavity filling, to medium-size globular, to large barrel-shaped; it is characterized by having a central highly collared and transparent oscule, and erect fistules densely scattered throughout the surface. Tissue color of oscule and fistules is brown. The remaining surface is heavily fouled with crustose, filamentous and flesy algae and sometimes other sessile invertebrates. (de Laubenfels, 1934) black,brown,spherical,massive,papillated,tough,crumbly
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