- Notes: Previoulsy placed under genera Pseudaxinella and Ectyoplasia (as Ectyoplasia ferox explicata). Thick bright orange or red encrustations with volcano-like oscules having a wide rim and often partly or totally closed by a diafragm; surface often spiny or having a honeycombed pattern of ridges. It was previously synonymized with Dragmacidon reticulatum (=also locally known as Pseudaxinella lunaecharta). However, this is a clearly distinct although similarly-looking species, coexisting with D. reticulatum in some areas (Stirrups Cays, Bahamas, Santa Marta, Colombia), with distinct spicules. D. explicatum has a more elaborated surface and is tougher, while D. reticulatum has a smoother surface is softer and often grows erect. In coexisting specimens, D. explicatum has some of the styles spicules as long as the oxea spicules, while D. reticulatum has oxea larger than styles.
- Author Reference: (Wiedenmayer, 1977)
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| orange |
| Morphology: |
| bushy |
| encrusting |
| lobate |
| massive |
| Consistency: |
| crumbly |
| tough |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Egg Island |
| Bahamas - Little San Salvador |
| Bahamas - San Salvador |
| Bahamas - Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands |
| Bahamas - Sweetings Cay |
Images of Dragmacidon explicatum :