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Observed Characteristics:
Color:
green
Morphology:
encrusting
massive
tube
Consistency:
crumbly
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
United States
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Emerald or bluish green, crumbly masses with oscular mounds. Some specimens appear brownish. We consider A. erina (de Laubenfels, 1936) a junior synonym.
Author Reference: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Link: World Porifera Database
Images
Amphimedon viridis
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: United States, Florida, Biscayne Bay
Photographer: Sven Zea