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Demospongiae > Poecilosclerida > Coelosphaeridae > Lissodendoryx sigmata

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

orange-yellow

Morphology:

encrusting
papillated

Consistency:

soft

Sample Locations:

Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Orange-yellow fistules arising from a body buried in sand.

Author Reference: (de Laubenfels, 1949)

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Lissodendoryx sigmata


Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Micha Ilan