Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • orange-yellow

Morphology:

  • encrusting
  • papillated

Consistency:

  • soft

Sample Locations:

  • Bahamas

Lissodendoryx sigmata

Notes: Orange-yellow fistules arising from a body buried in sand.

Author Reference: (de Laubenfels, 1949)

 

Link: World Porifera Database