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Demospongiae > Haplosclerida > Niphatidae > Amphimedon sp.-"gray-green branch-ridge"

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

gray
green

Morphology:

branching
fan
lobate

Consistency:

soft

Sample Locations:

United States

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Gray-green erect branches, single or in groups; sometimes flattened, looking like and irregular ridge; oscules usually aligned; surface conulose, especially towards the tips. Consistency softly spongy, difficult to tear. Spicules oxea with rather blunt ends. It is probably an undescribed species, although being from South Florida, there may be old names available for it.

Images

Amphimedon sp.-"gray-green branch-ridge"


Location: United States, Florida, Boynton Beach
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: United States, Florida, Boynton Beach
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: United States, Florida, Boynton Beach
Photographer: Sven Zea