- Notes: Also known as Oligoceras hemorraghes de Laubenfels, 1936. Sprawling, irregular, soft masses of interconnected repent fingers or blunt ridges with slightly elevated oscules located on top. Color brownish to purplish. Exudates purple ink but only sometime after collection.
- Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| black |
| brown |
| purple-violet |
| Morphology: |
| encrusting |
| lobate |
| massive |
| tube |
| Consistency: |
| soft |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Bimini |
| Bahamas - Little San Salvador |
| Bahamas - Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands |
| Bahamas - Sweetings Cay |
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