Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Location: Bahamas-Sweetings Cay
  • Habitat: rocky shore/shallow reef
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Picture Taken On: 2007-06-15
  • Picture Notes: no image notes
  • Color: orange
  • Morphology: papillated
  • Consistency: sift

Spicules image: a) Tylostyles (with strongylote or strongyloxeote modifications); b) ends of tylostyles. Sample from the Bahamas. Photos by Angela Marulanda (U. Javeriana, Cali, Colombia).