Observed Characteristics:
Color:
- orange
- cream
Morphology:
- encrusting
Consistency:
- soft
Locations:
- Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Orange encrustation with a whitish, transparent skin; oscules and exhalant canals conform a star pattern in the surface. Could be easily confused with some Clathria species (order Poecilosclerida, family Microcionidae) except that it has oxeas as main spicules instead of styles or subtylostyles.
Author Reference: de Weerdt, 2000
Link: World Porifera Database
Tissue and Spicule Images
Images
zeae
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Tadeusz Molinski
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Tadeusz Molinski
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea