Observed Characteristics:
Color:
- black
Morphology:
- encrusting
- massive
Consistency:
- tough
Locations:
- Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Black, smooth mounds, often quite rounded but can be laterally expanded. Oscules scattered or aligned, with a conical collar. Interior color creamy. Fibers thicker than Spongia sp. “obscura”-“shaggy”, also pictured here. Definite identification pending.
Author Reference: (Hyatt, 1877)
Tissue and Spicule Images
Images
“obscura” -“smooth”
- Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Cat Island, SW, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas
- Photographer: Tse-Lyn Loh
- Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea