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Demospongiae > Haplosclerida > Callyspongiidae > Callyspongia vaginalis

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

gray
yellow
green
pink-lilac
orange
cream
cinnamon-tan

Morphology:

fan
spherical
tube
vase

Consistency:

tough

Sample Locations:

Bahamas
Martinique
Netherland Antilles
Saint Eustatius
Saint Lucia
United States

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Groups of cylindrical tubes, sometimes wider at the top, forming vases, grayish, pinkish, yellowish, with smooth conules. In the Florida Keys there are three co-existing morphotypes, gray, red, and yellow, which are not genetically distinct and appear to be the result of ecophenotypic plasticity due to some degree of ecological differentiation (see López-Legentil et al., 2010).

Author Reference: (Lamarck, 1814)

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Callyspongia vaginalis


Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

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

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Netherland Antilles, Bonaire
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Netherland Antilles, Bonaire
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Saint Eustatius
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Saint Eustatius
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Saint Lucia
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Bahamas, Little Inagua
Photographer: Sven Zea