- Notes: Previously placed under genus Xestospongia. Also known as Densa araminta de Laubenfels, 1934. Dark brown to tan (sometimes with greenish, purplish or pinkish tinges), thick, hard mats incrusted in the substratum, with scattered oscules. When cut and handled, it has a sticky texture.
- Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Link: World Porifera Database
Color: |
brown |
green |
Morphology: |
encrusting |
Consistency: |
hard |
Locations: |
Bahamas - Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands |
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