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Demospongiae > Haplosclerida > Niphatidae > Niphates recondita

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

gray

Morphology:

branching

Consistency:

soft

Sample Locations:

Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Erect, single stem-branch, crown by smaller branchelets. Color gray. Consistency soft, not easily torn. Oscules scattered or aligned on the major branch. Spicules are rather blunt oxeas, and sigmas. A possible junior synonim for this species is Gelliodes sosuae Pulitzer-Finali (1986), although in the WPD it has been synonymized toNiphates amorpha Wiedenmayer, 1977, also pictured here.

Author Reference: (Wiledenmayer, 1977)

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Niphates recondita


Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea