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

 

Notes: Dark red to purple bushes, crown with oscular tubes or lobes; surface very irregular and contorted. Stains the fingers when handled.
 
Author Reference: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
 
Link: World Porifera Database
 
Color:
purple-violet
Morphology:
branching
bushy
tube
Consistency:
soft
tough
Locations:
Bahamas - Sweetings Cay

  

 

 

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