Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Location: Plana Cays, Bahamas
  • Habitat: deep reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2011-07-20 22:01:06
  • Picture Notes: Spicules are tylostyles 300-500 µm. It has stout spiraster microscleres (as in S. coccinea), reaching 45-50 µm.
  • Color: orange
  • Morphology: encrusting
  • Consistency: tough