Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • blue
  • pink-lilac

Morphology:

  • branching
  • bushy
  • encrusting
  • lobate
  • massive
  • tube

Consistency:

  • soft

Sample Locations:

  • Bahamas

Dysidea etheria

Notes: Usually made of soft, erect and tangled branches, rather transparent, navy blue; scattered oscules with transparent collars; when oscules are on top of branches, they appear as tubes. Can be also encrusting or massive.

Author Reference: de Laubenfels, 1936

 

Link: World Porifera Database