Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Calyx podatypa
  • Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Habitat: mangrove/coastal lagoon
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2004-06-26 09:18:32
  • Picture Notes: The sponge on top is Ircinia felix.
  • Color: brown
  • Morphology: encrusting
  • Consistency: crumbly

Spicule Images: a), b) Tangential view of the ectosome showing spicules (thin oxea).

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