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Demospongiae > Dictyoceratida > Irciniidae > Ircinia felix -"brown, dark oscules, massive morphotype"

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

brown
cream

Morphology:

massive

Consistency:

tough

Sample Locations:

Bahamas
Martinique
United States

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Massive in shape, usually round. Oscules usually spread over the surface, sometimes in groups. Surface conulose. Its color can be dark brown to light brown to grayish, with characteristic darker oscular rims. Whether the various morphotypes of what is called Ircinia felix are different species remains to be determined. This form may be what Rützler (1988) calls I. felix forma felix in Bermuda.

Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Images

Ircinia felix -"brown, dark oscules, massive morphotype"


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: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

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

Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik