Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Cliothosa delitrix
  • Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Habitat: mangrove/coastal lagoon
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2003-07-16 13:13:31
  • Picture Notes: no image notes
  • Color: orange
  • Morphology: papillated
  • Consistency: soft

Spicules image: a) Tylostyles; b) ends of tylostyles. Sample from the Bahamas. Photos and image composite by Angela Marulanda (U. Javeriana, Cali, Colombia).