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Observed Characteristics:
Color:
red
orange
Morphology:
encrusting
Consistency:
soft
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
Species Description and Notes
Notes: Red, thick encrustation on gorgonian branches. Surface looks pierced by numerous, contiguous perforations. Transparent skin outlines oscules and exhalant canals.
Author Reference: (de Laubenfels, 1934)
Link: World Porifera Database
Images
Clathria (Microciona) calla
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea
Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
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