Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Species: Cliona amplicavata
  • Location: Colombia-Santa Marta
  • Habitat: continental shelf
  • Photographer: N/A
  • Picture Taken On: specimen collected on 1989-06-13
  • Picture Notes: no image notes
  • Color: yellow, brown
  • Morphology: papillated
  • Consistency: soft

Spicules image: a) Tylostyles; b) ends of tylostyles; c) raphides. Sample from Santa Marta, Colombia (specimen INV POR1330). Photos by Angela Marulanda (U. Javeriana, Cali, Colombia).