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Observed Characteristics:
Color:
purple-violet
Morphology:
tube
Consistency:
soft
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Soft, limp tubes arising from a base, often with sprawling branchelets. Can be confused with Chalinula molitba forma pseudomolitba (de Weerdt, Rützler & Smith, 1991) pictured here.
Author Reference: (George & Wilson, 1919)
Link: World Porifera Database
Images
Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Micha Ilan