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Observed Characteristics:
Color:
blue
gray
pink-lilac
cream
Morphology:
fan
tube
vase
Consistency:
tough
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
Martinique
Netherland Antilles
Saint Lucia
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Iridiscent blue vases; when not iridiscent, creamy orange. Surface characteristically convoluted.
Author Reference: (Lamarck, 1814)
Link: World Porifera Database
Images
Callyspongia plicifera
Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Bahamas, Northern Exuma Cays
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Netherland Antilles, Bonaire
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Martinique
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Saint Lucia
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Saint Lucia
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Bahamas, Mira por Vos Cays
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik