Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Cliona varians
  • Location: Colombia-Santa Marta
  • Habitat: rocky shore/shallow reef
  • Photographer: N/A
  • Picture Taken On: specimen collected by Sven Zea on 1988-02-29
  • Picture Notes: no image note
  • Color: cinnamon-tan
  • Morphology: encrusting
  • Consistency: tough

Tissue image: a) Perpendicular section (at the surface, upper panel; choanosome, lower panel; b) enlargement. Sample from Santa Marta, Colombia (specimen INV POR1324).