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Demospongiae > Agelasida > Agelasidae > Agelas wiedenmayeri

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

brown
cinnamon-tan

Morphology:

tube

Consistency:

tough

Sample Locations:

Bahamas
United States

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Brown clusters of tubes coming up from a basal, crevice filling mass. Similarly-looking but orange tubes are Agelas schmidti Wilson, 1902, also pictured here. Spicules are acanthostyles.

Author Reference: Alcolado, 1984

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Agelas wiedenmayeri


Location: Bahamas, Cat Cays - Bimini
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Cat Cays - Bimini
Photographer: Sven Zea

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

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

Location: Bahamas, Bimini
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Cat Cays - Bimini
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Cat Cays - Bimini
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Cat Cays - Bimini
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik