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Demospongiae > Dictyoceratida > Thorectidae > Hyrtios? sp.

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

black

Morphology:

massive

Consistency:

soft
tough

Sample Locations:

Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Black cushions, smooth to lowly conulose. It uses a branching red coralline algae as skeleton. Different from Dysidea janiae (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) in color and shape. Generic and species identity pending further work.

Images

Hyrtios? sp.


Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea