Observed Characteristics:
Color:
- purple-violet
Morphology:
- branching
- bushy
- tube
Consistency:
- soft
- tough
Locations:
- Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Dark red to purple bushes, crown with oscular tubes or lobes; surface very irregular and contorted. Stains the fingers when handled.
Author Reference: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Link: World Porifera Database
Tissue and Spicule Images
Images
acanthifolium
- Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
- Photographer: Sven Zea