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

 

Notes: Also placed under genus Geodia. Large and thick, inverted tan cones, with furrows in the inner surface and scattered holes in the outer surface. Consistency very hard and tough, difficult to cut or tear.
 
Author Reference: (Sollas, 1888)
 
Link: World Porifera Database
 
Color:
brown
cinnamon-tan
Morphology:
massive
tube
vase
Consistency:
hard
tough
Locations:
Bahamas - Great Inagua
Bahamas - Hogsty Reef
Bahamas - Little San Salvador
Bahamas - Sweetings Cay

  

 

 

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