UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia The Sponge Guide

  • Location: Great Abaco, Bahamas

  • Habitat: deep reef

  • Photographer: Sven Zea

  • Picture Taken On: 2003-07-21 09:11:46

  • Picture Notes: no image notes

  • Color: orange

  • Morphology: bushy

  • Consistency: soft

 

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/Spicule Images/: a) Styles II; b) styles I; c) ends of styles I and of strongyle modifications; d) strongyle modifications of styles I. Sample from the Bahamas.

/Tissue Images/: a) Longitudinal section of the body; b) magnification at the surface; c) magnification of the choanosome. Sample from the Bahamas.