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Demospongiae > Haplosclerida > Calcifibrospongiidae > Calcifibrospongia actinostromarioides

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

orange

Morphology:

encrusting

Consistency:

hard

Sample Locations:

Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Orange, hard, encrusting plate, with regularly scattered oscules. It is a sclerosponge, which means it has a basal skeleton of calcium carbonate (still to be confirmed) in which the sponge tissue is embedded. Spicules are strongyles to strongyloxeas in a loose reticulation. Ground and polished hystological sections of tissue with skeleton are needed for further confirmation.

Author Reference: Hartman, 1979

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Calcifibrospongia actinostromarioides


Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Hogsty Reef
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Hogsty Reef
Photographer: Sven Zea