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Demospongiae > Halichondrida > Dictyonellidae > Scopalina ruetzleri

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

orange
orange-yellow

Morphology:

encrusting

Consistency:

soft

Sample Locations:

Bahamas
United States

Species Description and Notes

Notes: Originally described under genus Ulosa. Rather soft and fluffy orange to orange-yellow cushions. Surface conulose, rather transparent, with scatered and membranous oscules. Naturally shrunk specimens look less transparent and show tufts of spicules at the tip of conules. It may be confused in the field with Prosuberites laughlini (Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987), also pictured here.

Author Reference: (Wiedenmayer, 1977)

 

Link: World Porifera Database

 

Images

Scopalina ruetzleri


Location: Bahamas, Crooked Island
Photographer:

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, San Salvador
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Sven Zea

Location: Bahamas, Sweetings Cay
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik

Location: United States, Florida Keys
Photographer: Joseph Pawlik