Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • orange

Morphology:

  • encrusting

Consistency:

  • soft

Sample Locations:

  • Bahamas

Terpios belindae

Notes: Thin, orange encrustations; small oscules dispersed throughout the surface. Distinguished from other orange encrustations by its pin-like tylostyle spicules with lobed heads.

Author Reference: Rützler & Smith, 1993

 

Link: World Porifera Database