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Demospongiae > Dictyoceratida > Thorectidae > Hyrtios? sp.

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • black

Morphology:

  • massive

Consistency:

  • soft
  • tough

Locations:

  • Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Black cushions, smooth to lowly conulose. It uses a branching red coralline algae as skeleton. Different from Dysidea janiae (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) in color and shape. Generic and species identity pending further work.

Tissue and Spicule Images

Images

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  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea