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

 

Notes: Orange encrusting sponge with the surface covered by irregularly polygonal armor plates. Spaces between plates with soft tissue and oscules. According to the recent review of van Soest (2009), it may correspond to Placospongia intermedia sensu de Laubenfels (1936), from the Caribbean side of Panama, but detailed comparisons of spicules is pending for confirmation.
 
Color:
orange
Morphology:
encrusting
Consistency:
hard
Locations:
Bahamas - San Salvador

  

 

 

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