Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Cliona schmidtii
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Habitat: deep reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2004-06-18 08:53:25
  • Picture Notes: It was revealed as the blue excavation underneath live coral in upper central portion of photo.
  • Color: blue
  • Morphology: papillated
  • Consistency: soft

Spicules image: Spirasters photographed from tissue sections. a) Stout spirasters I; b) enlargement of slim, spirasters II (left) and a spiraster I (right). Sample from the Bahamas.