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

 

Notes: Erect, single stem-branch, crown by smaller branchelets. Color gray. Consistency soft, not easily torn. Oscules scattered or aligned on the mayor branch. Spicules are rather blunt oxeas, and sigmas. A possible junior synonim for this species is Gelliodes sosuae Pulitzer-Finali (1986).
 
Author Reference: (Wiledenmayer, 1977)
 
Link: World Porifera Database
 
Color:
gray
Morphology:
branching
Consistency:
soft
Locations:
Bahamas - Sweetings Cay

  

 

 

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