| Demospongiae |
Halichondrida |
Dictyonellidae |
Stylissa caribica |
12 |
This is possibly the same species as Teichaxinella morchella Wiedenmayer, 1977. But the latter name has been synonymyzed with Axinella corrugata (incorrectly in our oppinion), which is a different species, also pictured in this catalogue. Erect, bright orange bushes, with scattered collared oscules; surface strongly corrugated to lamellated, although the skin is rather lustrous. Spicules are styles in a single size. In contrast, in A. corrugata the surface is hispid and not lustrous, and the megasclere spicules, in addition to the regular size styles, it has very long styles and oxea. |
Lehnert & van Soest, 1998 |
orange,tube,bushy,lobate,tough,soft |
