Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Axinyssa ambrosia
  • Location: Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Habitat: deep reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 1999-02-18 00:00:00
  • Picture Notes: no image notes
  • Color: yellow
  • Morphology: massive
  • Consistency: tough

Spicule Images: a) Oxeas; b) tips of oxeas. From Zea et al. (2013). Sample from Santa Marta, Colombia.

Tissue Images: a) External view of the surface of the sponge; b) cross-section of the skeleton at the surface. From Zea et al. (2013). Sample from Santa Marta, Colombia.