UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia The Sponge Guide

 

Notes: Iridiscent blue vases; when not iridiscent, creamy orange. Surface characteristically convoluted.
 
Author Reference: (Lamarck, 1814)
 
Link: World Porifera Database
 
Color:
blue
cream
gray
pink-lilac
Morphology:
fan
tube
vase
Consistency:
tough
Locations:
Bahamas - Little San Salvador
Bahamas - Mira por Vos Cays
Bahamas - Northern Exuma Cays
Bahamas - San Salvador
Bahamas - Sweetings Cay
Leeward Islands - Martinique
Leeward Islands - Saint Lucia
Netherland Antilles - Bonaire

  

 

 

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