| Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Spongiidae |
Hyattella cavernosa |
3 |
Also named Hyattella intestinalis (Lamarck, 1814) (a name from the Indian Ocean and the Western Pacific). Semiburied masses crown with irregular processes and lobes, gray to black on top, gray to cream on the sides and in buried parts. Areas of semitransparent skin pierced by fields of holes are common. The material examined from the Bahamas possess the characteristic Spongiidae (commercial sponge) primary (cored) and secondary reticulation, plus the tertiary reticulation supporting the dermis in some parts. Not to be confused with Hyrtios cavernosus sensu Wiedenmayer (1977), which is a different species also included here, which may need a different name as the latter author believed it was conspecific with Pallas' Spongia cavernosa. |
(Pallas, 1766) |
gray,black,cream,green,encrusting,massive,lobate,tough |
| Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Spongiidae |
Spongia sp. "obscura" shaggy |
4 |
Black, laterally flattened or rounded mounds. Flattened ones with oscules aligned on tops; rounded ones with scattered oscules. Oscules with a conical collar. Surface shaggy with fiber ends. Interior brick red. Spongin fibers thinner than in other Spongia of this guide, in a more packed reticulation. Definite identification pending. |
(Hyatt, 1877) |
black,massive,lobate,tough |
| Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Spongiidae |
Spongia sp. "obscura" smooth |
7 |
Black, smooth mounds, often quite rounded but can be laterally expanded. Oscules scattered or aligned, with a conical collar. Interior color creamy. Fibers thicker than Spongia sp. "obscura" shaggy. Definite identification pending. |
(Hyatt, 1877) |
black,massive,encrusting,tough |
| Demospongiae |
Dictyoceratida |
Spongiidae |
Spongia sp. "tubulifera" fouled |
7 |
Globular masses. Skin color is black, but appears heavily fouled in between scattered oscules, which can be elevated as chimneys; they end in a conical collar. Interior creamy white. Fiber similar to Spongia sp. "obscura" smooth, thicker than Spongia sp. "obscura" shaggy. Definite identification pending. |
Lamarck, 1813) |
black,massive,tough,soft |
