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Halichondria (Halichondria) melanodocia
Species: Halichondria (Halichondria) melanodocia | View Image Details |
Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas | Photographer: Micha Ilan |
Species: Halichondria (Halichondria) melanodocia | View Image Details |
Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas | Photographer: Tim Wong |
Species: Halichondria (Halichondria) melanodocia | View Image Details |
Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas | Photographer: Micha Ilan |
Notes: Black or dark gray irregular cushions,with greenish tinges, rather crumbly, with a few slighlty elevated oscules; skin a bit leathery, with visible reticulation of tangentially placed spicules, which can be detached. It grows on mangrove roots and seagrass beds.
Author Reference: de Laubenfels, 1936
Link: World Porifera Database