- Notes: Thickly encrusting, massive, flabellated or branching, from dark brown to purple to bright red, sometimes dark orange; all apparently seem the same species, with a reticulation of spongin fibers filled with oxea spicules. Dark specimens may be confused with black Amphimedon complanata.
- Author Reference: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| black |
| brown |
| cinnamon-tan |
| orange |
| purple-violet |
| red |
| Morphology: |
| branching |
| encrusting |
| fan |
| massive |
| Consistency: |
| soft |
| tough |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Cat Cays - Bimini |
| Bahamas - Little San Salvador |
| Bahamas - Northern Exuma Cays |
| Bahamas - Plana Cays |
| Bahamas - Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands |
| Bahamas - Sweetings Cay |
| Leeward Islands - Saint Lucia |
| United States - Florida, Boynton Beach |
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