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Desmapsamma anchorata
Species: Desmapsamma anchorata | View Image Details |
Location: Stirrups Cays, N Berry Islands, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Desmapsamma anchorata | View Image Details |
Location: Santa Marta, Colombia | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Desmapsamma anchorata | View Image Details |
Location: Santa Marta, Colombia | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Desmapsamma anchorata | View Image Details |
Location: Florida, Boynton Beach, United States | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Desmapsamma anchorata | View Image Details |
Location: Florida Keys, United States | Photographer: Joseph Pawlik |
Notes: Also known as Holopsamma helwigi de Laubenfels, 1936. Soft pinkish masses with or without branches; oscules scattered and usually elevated on volcano-like mounds; skin is creamy-white and contrasts with the strong orange of the interior tissue. When handled it releases abundant mucus. Bahamas populations do not have microsclere spicules. Spicules of Florida photos were not examined.
Author Reference: (Carter, 1882)
Link: World Porifera Database