Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Svenzea? tubulosa
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Habitat: deep reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2007-06-16 21:32:56
  • Picture Notes: Orange bushy branchelets in the center. Green sponge on t he left is Petrosia weinbergi
  • Color: orange
  • Morphology: bushy
  • Consistency: crumbly

Spicule Images: a), b) Styloids at two different magnifications, with thinner, developmental stages tending to be styles; c) endings of spicules. Sample from the Bahamas.

Tissue Images: a) Perpendicular section at the surface; b) view of the choanosome; c) view at the surface; c) view of the choanosome. Sample from the Bahamas.