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Observed Characteristics:
Color:
blue
gray
pink-lilac
Morphology:
branching
Consistency:
soft
tough
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
United States
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Erect, gray branches. Oscules spread throughout the branches, flush with the surface. Surface generally even; a network of fibers is visible.
Author Reference: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Link: World Porifera Database
Images
Callyspongia tenerrima
Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Northern Exuma Cays
Photographer: Micha Ilan
Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea