- Notes: Previously known as Pseudaxinella lunaecharta Ridley and Dendy, 1886, a name from the E. Atlantic. Small masses to erect clubs or thick lamellae, brigh orange or red; surface usually smooth, with scattered oscules, often flush to the surface, and aligned on the upper ridges. Dragmacidon explicatum was placed in synonymy with D. reticulatum but they are clearly distinct species, in overall shape and spicule characteristics. They coexist in some areas (Stirrups Cays, Bahamas, Santa Marta, Colombia). D. reticulatum has a smoother surface and often grows erect, while D. explicatum has a more elaborated surface and is predominantly thickly encrusting and slightly softer. In coexisting specimens, typically, D. reticulatum has oxea spicules larger than the style spicules, while D. explicatum has some of the styles as long as the oxea.
- Author Reference: (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| orange |
| red |
| Morphology: |
| branching |
| bushy |
| fan |
| lobate |
| massive |
| Consistency: |
| tough |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Little San Salvador |
| Bahamas - Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands |
| United States - Florida Keys |
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