- Notes: Massive, with oscular mounds or volcanoes, Bright to dark green to brown black or gray. It becomes dark and exudes abundant mucus when handled. Distinguished from S. aurea (Hyatt, 1875) by having blunt ends of primary fibers protruding on the surface, while the surface of S. aurea forms a honeycomb pattern of ridges. These primary fibers are also wider apart than in S. aurea. S. aurea fibers are also wider, especially the secondary reticulum, with many characteristic rectangular meshes (longer axis perpendicular to de surface).
- Author Reference: Pulitzer-Finali, 1986
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| black |
| brown |
| gray |
| green |
| Morphology: |
| lobate |
| massive |
| tube |
| vase |
| Consistency: |
| tough |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Great Inagua |
| Bahamas - Hogsty Reef |
| Bahamas - Little Inagua |
| Bahamas - Little San Salvador |
| Bahamas - Santo Domingo Cay |
| Bahamas - Sweetings Cay |
| United States - Florida Keys |
Images of Smenospongia conulosa :
.jpg "Smenospongia conulosa [Santo Domingo Cay, Bahamas]")
