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Demospongiae > Agelasida > Agelasidae > Agelas citrina

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

pink-lilac
orange
cream
cinnamon-tan
orange-yellow

Morphology:

encrusting
fan
lobate
massive
vase

Consistency:

soft
tough

Sample Locations:

Bahamas
Netherland Antilles
Saint Lucia
United States

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Pinkish, tan or orange, ear-shaped thick fans; orange when filling crevices. The latter may be confused with Clathria faviformis Lehnert & van Soest, 1996, pictured here. It may be confused with Agelas clathrodes (Schmidt, 1870), also pictured here, which is harder. A. citrina has a thick skin, which in some portions forms conules or it is stretched over depressions. When they co-exist in the same locality, they can be distinguised by color, being milkier and lighter in A. citrina. Spicules are acanthostyles.

Author Reference: Gotera & Alcolado, 1987

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Agelas citrina


Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: United States, Florida, Boynton Beach
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: United States, Florida, Boynton Beach
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Netherland Antilles, Bonaire
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Netherland Antilles, Bonaire
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Netherland Antilles, Bonaire
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Netherland Antilles, Bonaire
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Netherland Antilles, Curaçao
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Netherland Antilles, Curaçao
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Saint Lucia
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Saint Lucia
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Hogsty Reef
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Plana Cays
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik