| Demospongiae |
Hadromerida |
Suberitidae |
Aaptos lithophaga |
4 |
Exterior black, interior cream; rounded masses or sprawling thick encrustations. Originally described from The Bahamas under the genus Epipolasis. Spicules are thick to very thin long styles to styloids to anysostrongyles. |
(Wiedenmayer, 1977) |
black,brown,encrusting,massive,tough |
| Demospongiae |
Hadromerida |
Suberitidae |
Prosuberites laughlini |
3 |
Originally described under genus Eurypon. Thickly encrusting, bright orange, with a rather uneven and rough surface, with scattered oscules having an elevated, transparent collar. Spicules protrude from the surface. |
(Diaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987) |
orange,encrusting,soft |
| Demospongiae |
Hadromerida |
Suberitidae |
Suberites aurantiacus |
1 |
Also placed under genus Terpios, and known also as Terpios zeteki de Laubenfels, 1936. Tangled, finger-shaped or lobular branches in lagoonal, usually brackish environments. Internal color can be orange to yellow, tinged in the surface with gray, green, purple tones. Wide and deep oscules on top and sides of branches. Upon handling, the skin retracts; the sponge then is reminiscent of a Codium green algae. For the lack of pictures from the Bahamas, a photo from Colombia is included. |
(Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) |
green,orange,gray,yellow,branching,lobate,tough |
| Demospongiae |
Hadromerida |
Suberitidae |
Terpios belindae |
1 |
Thin, orange encrustations; small oscules spread throughout the surface. Distinguished from other orange encrustations by its pin-like tylostyle spicules with lobed heads. |
Rützler & Smith, 1993 |
orange,encrusting,soft |
