- Notes: Dark brown, hard and thick encrustation with sprawling branching extensions. Originally described under genus Strongylophora, which now is considered a subgenus of Petrosia. Hence, the full name is Petrosia (Strongylophora) davilai. The megasclere spicules are small to large strongyles, and microscleres are microxea. There are also thin raphide like spicules which may be developmental stages of strongyles. It can be confused in the field with Petrosia weinbergi van Soest, 1980, which forms green to cream hard encrustations.
- Author Reference: (Alcolado, 1979)
| Color: |
| brown |
| Morphology: |
| branching |
| encrusting |
| Consistency: |
| hard |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Sweetings Cay |
Images of Petrosia (Strongylophora) davilai :