UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia The Sponge Guide
Class Order Family Genus species Images Notes Author Char
Demospongiae Dendroceratida Darwinellidae Chelonaplysilla "erecta" 1 Soft, dark purple cushions-encrustations. Skin looks paler than oscular collars. In the W. Atlantic this species has been named C. erecta (Row, 1911), which is a name for the Red Sea. It probably needs a new name. (Row, 1911) purple-violet,encrusting,soft
Demospongiae Dendroceratida Dictyodendrillidae Igernella notabilis 7 Originally placed under genus Euryades. Also known as Darwinella joyeuxi Topsent, 1889. Bright pink cushions or clumped branches-lobes with upper oscules. The color looks solid throughout the tissue. Characteristic diactine and triactine spongin filaments that look like soft spicules. (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) red,pink-lilac,encrusting,tube,massive,lobate,soft,tough
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