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Morphology:
Consistency:
Sample Locations:
Spongia “obscura” -“smooth”
Species: Spongia “obscura” -“smooth” | View Image Details |
Location: Sweetings Cay, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Spongia “obscura” -“smooth” | View Image Details |
Location: Cat Island, SW, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Spongia “obscura” -“smooth” | View Image Details |
Location: Little San Salvador, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Spongia “obscura” -“smooth” | View Image Details |
Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas | Photographer: Tse-Lyn Loh |
Species: Spongia “obscura” -“smooth” | View Image Details |
Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Spongia “obscura” -“smooth” | View Image Details |
Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Species: Spongia “obscura” -“smooth” | View Image Details |
Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Notes: Black, smooth mounds, often quite rounded but can be laterally expanded. Oscules scattered or aligned, with a conical collar. Interior color creamy. Fibers thicker than Spongia sp. “obscura”-“shaggy”, also pictured here. Definite identification pending.
Author Reference: (Hyatt, 1877)