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Demospongiae > Haplosclerida > Callyspongiidae > Callyspongia strongylophora

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

brown

Morphology:

branching

Consistency:

soft

Sample Locations:

Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: A tangled mass of thin, brown, elastic branches. Not to be confused with Haliclona ?ruetzleri de Weerdt, 2002, also pictured here, which has thinner branches, is softer, and has an unispicular reticulation of oxea spicules (compared to a reticulation of spongin fibers with cored spicules typical of Callyspongia in C. strongylophora).

Author Reference: Hartman, 1955

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Callyspongia strongylophora


Location: Bahamas, Great Abaco
Photographer: Sven Zea