- Notes: Previously placed under genus Anthosigmella. Excavating sponge. Dull orange to tan or brownish, thick encrustations that may cover several square meters of substratum. Oscules are relatively large, paler and slighlty elevated.
- Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| brown |
| cinnamon-tan |
| cream |
| green |
| orange |
| yellow |
| Morphology: |
| encrusting |
| fan |
| massive |
| Consistency: |
| crumbly |
| tough |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Bimini |
| Bahamas - Cat Island, SW |
| Bahamas - Great Inagua |
| Bahamas - Little San Salvador |
| Bahamas - Long Island |
| Bahamas - Plana Cays |
| Bahamas - Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands |
| Bahamas - Sweetings Cay |
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