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