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

 

Notes: Massive, globular, large. Jet black (shiny) or grayish (opaque) black. Large conules often connected by ridges. Oscules often grouped on the top, located in a large depression in larger individuals. There are two individuals included tentatively here (24, no photo; 134, photo), pending further work.
 
Author Reference: (Lamarck, 1816)
 
Link: World Porifera Database
 
Color:
black
gray
Morphology:
fan
lobate
massive
spherical
Consistency:
tough
Locations:
Bahamas - Bimini
Bahamas - Little San Salvador
Bahamas - Northern Exuma Cays
Bahamas - Plana Cays
Bahamas - Sweetings Cay
Leeward Islands - Martinique
Netherland Antilles - Bonaire
Netherland Antilles - Curaçao

  

 

 

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