Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Callyspongia fallax
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Habitat: mangrove/coastal lagoon
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2007-06-18 21:36:21
  • Picture Notes: At first it appeared to be Callyspongia pallida, but the fiber network is much larger than coexisting C. pallida.
  • Color: pink-lilac
  • Morphology: branching, tube
  • Consistency: tough