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Demospongiae > Scopalinida > Scopalinidae > Scopalina ruetzleri

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • orange
  • orange-yellow

Morphology:

  • encrusting

Consistency:

  • soft

Locations:

  • Bahamas
  • United States

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Originally described under genus Ulosa. Rather soft and fluffy orange to orange-yellow cushions. Surface conulose, rather transparent, with scatered and membranous oscules. Naturally shrunk specimens look less transparent and show tufts of spicules at the tip of conules. It may be confused in the field with Prosuberites laughlini (Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987), also pictured here.

Author Reference: (Wiedenmayer, 1977)

 

Link: World Porifera Database

Tissue and Spicule Images

Images

ruetzleri

  • Location: Crooked Island, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Not available
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
  • Location: Florida Keys, United States
  • Photographer: Joseph Pawlik