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Demospongiae > Haplosclerida > Chalinidae > Chalinula zeae

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

orange
cream

Morphology:

encrusting

Consistency:

soft

Sample Locations:

Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Orange encrustation with a whitish, transparent skin; oscules and exhalant canals conform a star pattern in the surface. Could be easily confused with some Clathria species (order Poecilosclerida, family Microcionidae) except that it has oxeas as main spicules instead of styles or subtylostyles.

Author Reference: de Weerdt, 2000

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Chalinula zeae


Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Tadeusz Molinski

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Tadeusz Molinski

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Northern Exuma Cays
Photographer: Sven Zea