- Notes: "Touch-me-not sponge." In the Bahamas it occurs as thick encrustation to tall masses with scattered wide and deep atria, maroon to orange-brown; oscules inside atria are directed diagonally upwards. In other Caribbean areas it consists of large vases/tubes, single or in groups, while in the Bahama it appears as if these vases had laterally fused. It produces strong itching when handled.
- Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| brown |
| cinnamon-tan |
| orange |
| red |
| Morphology: |
| massive |
| vase |
| Consistency: |
| crumbly |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Great Abaco |
| Bahamas - Little San Salvador |
| Bahamas - San Salvador |
| Netherland Antilles - Bonaire |
| Netherland Antilles - Curaçao |
Images of Neofibularia nolitangere :