Observed Characteristics:
Color:
- yellow
Morphology:
- spherical
- vase
Consistency:
- tough
Locations:
- Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Yellow spherical masses with scattered collared non-elevated oscules and low nodules (tops of ascending skeletal fibers). Sometimes there are large apical atria, conforming a vase. It status as a species separate from A. crassa Hyatt, 1875, needs to be evaluated.
Author Reference: (Hyatt, 1875)
Link: World Porifera Database
Tissue and Spicule Images
Images
crassa -“yellow spherical morphotype”
- Location: Plana Cays, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Plana Cays, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Plana Cays, Bahamas
- Photographer: Sven Zea