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

 

Notes: Thin, greenish to yellowish to orangy soft crusts with characteristic raised oscular collars and exhalant canals. It becomes dark bue to purple upon exposure to air. This is an undescribed species. As as skeleton it only has vertical, undivided fibers loaded with debris.
 
Color:
gray
green
orange
pink-lilac
yellow
Morphology:
encrusting
Consistency:
soft
Locations:
Bahamas - Hogsty Reef
Bahamas - Little San Salvador
Bahamas - Sweetings Cay
United States - Florida, Boynton Beach

  

 

 

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