Observed Characteristics:
Color:
- red
- orange
Morphology:
- encrusting
Consistency:
- soft
Locations:
- Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Red, thick encrustation on gorgonian branches. Surface looks pierced by numerous, contiguous perforations. Transparent skin outlines oscules and exhalant canals.
Author Reference: (de Laubenfels, 1934)
Link: World Porifera Database
Tissue and Spicule Images
Images
(Microciona) calla
- Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
- Photographer: Sven Zea
- Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
- Photographer: Sven Zea