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Demospongiae > Dictyoceratida > Spongiidae > Spongia "obscura" -"shaggy"

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

black

Morphology:

lobate
massive

Consistency:

tough

Sample Locations:

Bahamas

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Black, laterally flattened or rounded mounds. Laterally flattened ones with oscules aligned on tops; rounded ones with scattered oscules. Oscules with a conical collar. Surface shaggy with fiber ends. Interior brick red. Spongin fibers thinner than in other Spongia of this guide, in a more packed reticulation. Definite identification pending.

Author Reference: (Hyatt, 1877)

Images

Spongia "obscura" -"shaggy"


Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Little San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea