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Chondrosia “reniformis”
| Species: Chondrosia “reniformis” | View Image Details |
| Location: Cat Island, SW, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
| Species: Chondrosia “reniformis” | View Image Details |
| Location: San Andrés Archipelago, Old Providence Island, Colombia | Photographer: Sven Zea |
| Species: Chondrosia “reniformis” | View Image Details |
| Location: San Salvador, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
| Species: Chondrosia “reniformis” | View Image Details |
| Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
| Species: Chondrosia “reniformis” | View Image Details |
| Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
| Species: Chondrosia “reniformis” | View Image Details |
| Location: Northern Exuma Cays, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
| Species: Chondrosia “reniformis” | View Image Details |
| Location: Great Inagua, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
| Species: Chondrosia “reniformis” | View Image Details |
| Location: Great Inagua, Bahamas | Photographer: Sven Zea |
Notes: Brown to blackish masses, sometimes with whitish spots; cave specimens may be light brown. Surface convoluted and shiny; oscules large and deep (sometimes not present). Consistency very tough and rubbery, owing to a strong and thick cartilaginous cortex. It does not have spicules. The name C. reniformis Nardo, 1847 is from The Mediterranean and thus the Caribbean material possibly needs a new name.
Author Reference: Nardo, 1847
Link: World Porifera Database