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Observed Characteristics:
Color:
purple-violet
Morphology:
branching
bushy
tube
Consistency:
soft
tough
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Dark red to purple bushes, crown with oscular tubes or lobes; surface very irregular and contorted. Stains the fingers when handled.
Author Reference: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Link: World Porifera Database
Images
Pandaros acanthifolium
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea