Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Axinyssa yumae
  • Location: Santa Marta, Colombia
  • Habitat: deep reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2010-06-05 00:00:00
  • Picture Notes: Orange sponge on the lower right is Scopalina ruetzleri.
  • Color: cinnamon-tan, yellow
  • Morphology: lobate
  • Consistency: tough

Spicule Images: a) Anysostrongyloxeas (fusiform styles); b) asymmetric ends of spicules. From Zea et al. (2013). Sample from Santa Marta, Colombia.

Tissue Images: a); b) Cross-section of the tissue at the surface. From Zea et al. (2013). Sample from Santa Marta, Colombia.