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Observed Characteristics:
Color:
blue
gray
Morphology:
encrusting
Consistency:
tough
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Gray encrutation with paler oscular areas. Found in deep reef caves. It has a reticulation of spicules in the dermis, which is generally absent in the other Chondrilla morphotypes; spicules tend to be stouter than the other Chondrilla of The Bahamas.
Images
Chondrilla sp.-"cave, grayish morphotype"
Location: Bahamas, Plana Cays
Photographer: Sven Zea