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Demospongiae > Poecilosclerida > Microcionidae > Clathria (Clathria) faviformis

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • orange
  • orange-yellow

Morphology:

  • massive
  • spherical

Consistency:

  • crumbly

Locations:

  • Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Orange-yellow irregular masses with rugose surface, often growing among algae in vertical cliffs; crumbly. It may be confused with massive or cavity-filling specimens of Agelas citrina Alcolado, 1987, which are tougher.

Author Reference: Lehnert & van Soest, 1996

 

Link: World Porifera Database

Tissue and Spicule Images

Images

(Clathria) faviformis

  • Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea
  • Location: San Salvador, Bahamas
  • Photographer: Sven Zea