Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Habitat: deep reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2004-06-22 14:44:27
  • Picture Notes: no image notes
  • Color: orange
  • Morphology: encrusting
  • Consistency: tough

Tissue Images: a) Section perpendicular to the surface; b) magnification at the surface cortex; c) base of the choanosome; d) cross-section at a junction between furrows of the cortex. Sample from the Bahamas.