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

 

Notes: Previously known as Clathria juniperina (Lamarck, 1814). Red, erect to repent branches, single or ramified; scattered oscules; surface nodulose. There are thickly encrusting specimens in high energy environments (shallow wave-exposed or in tidal currents).
 
Author Reference: (Lamarck, 1814)
 
Link: World Porifera Database
 
Color:
orange
red
white
Morphology:
branching
encrusting
Consistency:
tough
Locations:
Bahamas - Great Abaco
Bahamas - Northern Exuma Cays
Bahamas - Sweetings Cay
United States - Florida Keys

  

 

 

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