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Demospongiae > Chondrillida > Halisarcidae > Halisarca caerulea

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • blue
  • pink-lilac

Morphology:

  • encrusting

Consistency:

  • tough

Locations:

  • Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Encrusting light blue or pinkish leathery patches with darker star patterns of oscules and confluent exhalant canals. No spicules.

Author Reference: Vacelet & Donadey, 1987

 

Link: World Porifera Database

Tissue and Spicule Images

Images

caerulea

  • Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Micha Ilan
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Tadeusz Molinski
  • Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Tadeusz Molinski
  • Location: Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea