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Demospongiae > Poecilosclerida > Coelosphaeridae > Lissodendoryx sigmata

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • orange-yellow

Morphology:

  • encrusting
  • papillated

Consistency:

  • soft

Locations:

  • Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Orange-yellow fistules arising from a body buried in sand.

Author Reference: (de Laubenfels, 1949)

 

Link: World Porifera Database

Tissue and Spicule Images

Images

sigmata

  • Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Micha Ilan