- Notes: Also placed under genus Teichaxinella. Orange, erect, cylindrical branches, single or divided, with the surface composed of thin, semihorizontal lamellae. Can be confused with Ptilocaulis walpersi, wich is usually more scarlet, and has the surface projections more spinous, round and blunt. They can be distinguished by the spicules (styles in P. walpersi, oxea in P. marquezi). P. marquezi is always much more uncommon than P. walpersi. Can also be confused in the field with Higginsia coralloides Higgin, 1877, which has oxea and acanthomicroxea spicules.
- Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Link: World Porifera Database
| Color: |
| orange |
| orange-yellow |
| Morphology: |
| branching |
| bushy |
| Consistency: |
| tough |
| Locations: |
| Bahamas - Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands |
| Bahamas - Sweetings Cay |
Images of Ptilocaulis marquezi :