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Demospongiae > Haplosclerida > Callyspongiidae > Callyspongia longissima

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

gray
orange

Morphology:

tube
vase

Consistency:

tough

Sample Locations:

Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Long, single vases-tubes; gray. It has been synonymyzed under Callyspongia vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814), but currently considered in the World Porifera Database as a valid, separate species. Further analyses may be needed to confirm this.

Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Callyspongia longissima


Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
Photographer: Sven Zea