- Location:
Hogsty Reef, Bahamas
- Habitat:
deep reef
- Photographer:
Sven Zea
- Picture Taken On:
2011-07-24 20:13:48
- Picture Notes:
The pink sponge overgrowing the specimen is Xestospongia deweerdtae "associated". Sample include only basal sponge. Blackish exterior, interior gray; releases dark ink. No pungent smell. Spicules diods 55-175 µm and a few triods.
- Color:
black
- Morphology:
encrusting, massive
- Consistency:
soft