Observed Characteristics:
Color:
- black
Morphology:
- lobate
- massive
Consistency:
- tough
Locations:
- Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Black, laterally flattened or rounded mounds. Laterally flattened ones with oscules aligned on tops; rounded ones with scattered oscules. Oscules with a conical collar. Surface shaggy with fiber ends. Interior brick red. Spongin fibers thinner than in other Spongia of this guide, in a more packed reticulation. Definite identification pending.
Author Reference: (Hyatt, 1877)
Tissue and Spicule Images
Images
“obscura” -“shaggy”
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea