Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Axinella morchella
  • Location: Great Abaco, Bahamas
  • Habitat: deep reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2003-07-21 09:11:46
  • Picture Notes: no image notes
  • Color: orange
  • Morphology: bushy
  • Consistency: soft

Spicule Images: a) Styles II; b) styles I; c) ends of styles I and of strongyle modifications; d) strongyle modifications of styles I. Sample from the Bahamas.

Tissue Images: a) Longitudinal section of the body; b) magnification at the surface; c) magnification of the choanosome. Sample from the Bahamas.