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Diplastrella sp.1 Plakortis deweerdtaephila Clathrina sp.1-“yellow with tri- and tetractines” Diplastrella sp.2 Aaptos sp.2-“brown tuberculate” Placospongia colombiensis Dictyonella sp.2-“with oxea” Clathrina sp.2-“yellow with only triactines” Hyrtios? sp. Aaptos sp.3-“light brown smooth” Pleraplysilla sp. Geodia sp.-“Biscayne Bay” Ircinia sp.-“black and smooth morphotype” Smenospongia sp.-“black massive” Amphimedon? sp.-“branching morphotype” Amphimedon? sp.-“castle morphotype” Chondrilla sp.-“cave, grayish morphotype” Ircinia sp.-“creamy/dirty morphotype” Batzella sp.-“creamy salmon” Verongula sp-.”fouled” Hyrtios sp.-“gray amphora” Amphimedon sp.-“gray-green branch-ridge” Aplysina sp.-“long branchelets” Plakortis sp.-“no spicules” Acanthella sp.-“orange bush-lobe-tube” Axinella sp.-“orange corrugated tubes” Cliona dioryssa Niphates sp.-“orange thick encrustation” Axinella sp.-“orange-yellow velvety tubes” Smenospongia sp.-“parrot green” Neopetrosia dendrocrevacea Suberea sp.-“soft Aplysina lacunosa” Ircinia sp.-“tigrina morphotype” Amphimedon? sp.-“tubular morphotype” Xestospongia sp.-“whitish thick encrustation” Biemna sp.-“yellow tough cushions” Ircinia strobilina Callyspongia strongylophora Petrosia (Strongylophora) davilai Petrosia (Strongylophora) sp.-“crumbly round volcano” Neopetrosia subtriangularis Agelas sventres Polymastia tenax Callyspongia tenerrima Cliona tenuis Clathria (Thalysias) curacaoensis Clathria (Thalysias) minuta Clathria (Thalysias) sp.3 Clathria (Thalysias) virgultosa Agelas tubulata Spongia “tubulifera” -“fouled” Svenzea? tubulosa Dragmaxia undata Callyspongia vaginalis Cliona varians Cribrochalina vasculum Cliona vermifera Spheciospongia vesparium Hyrtios violaceus Amphimedon viridis Ptilocaulis walpersii Agelas wiedenmayeri Siphonodictyon xamaycaense Unidentified -“yellow fistules” Axinyssa yumae Chalinula zeae Svenzea zeai

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Demospongiae > Poecilosclerida > Mycalidae > Mycale laxissima

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • red
  • brown
  • orange
  • purple-violet

Morphology:

  • encrusting
  • lobate
  • massive
  • tube
  • vase

Consistency:

  • soft
  • tough

Sample Locations:

  • Bahamas
  • United States
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Mycale laxissima

Notes: Dark red, brown to purple or violet barrels-thick tubes, single or in groups, with a transparent collar lining the oscules/atria. Surface is spinuous owing to arising fibers. Its mucosy tissue sloughs off when handled, staining the fingers. It may also be encrusting or fill cavities in crevices. It may be confused with Clathria spinosa Wilson, 1902, also pictured here, but the latter is stiffer and has a much spinuous surface. The lack of the microsclere spicule complement in specimens from certain areas generated many synonyms (see World Porifera Database; van Soest et al., 2009).

Author Reference: (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

 

Link: World Porifera Database