Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Cliothosa delitrix
  • Location: Colombia-Santa Marta
  • Habitat: rocky shore/shallow reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 1982-05-18
  • Picture Notes: Substratum broken to reveal the orange tissue lining an excavated chamber and a papillae (lower left). Cream patches of tissue are tissue-filled chambers excavated by Siphonodictyon coralliphagum.
  • Color: orange
  • Morphology: papillated
  • Consistency: soft