- Notes: Scarlet red to orange cylindrical branches, single or divided; sometimes laterally fused conforming a fan. Surface with spiny, round and blunt processes. Can be confused with P. marquezi (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864), which is usually more orange and has flattened lamellae in the surface. They are also distinguished by spicules (oxea in P. marquezi, styles in P. walpersi). P. walpersi is much more common (P. marquezi is rare). Can also be confused in the field with Higginsia coralloides Higgin, 1877, which has oxea and acanthomicroxea spicules.
- Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| orange |
| red |
| Morphology: |
| branching |
| bushy |
| Consistency: |
| tough |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Cat Cays - Bimini |
| Bahamas - Cat Island, SW |
| Bahamas - Northern Exuma Cays |
| Bahamas - Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands |
| Bahamas - Sweetings Cay |
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