Sponge Guide

UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Observed Characteristics:

Color:

  • green

Morphology:

  • encrusting
  • massive
  • tube

Consistency:

  • crumbly

Sample Locations:

  • Bahamas
  • United States

Amphimedon viridis

Notes: Emerald or bluish green, crumbly masses with oscular mounds. Some specimens appear brownish. We consider A. erina (de Laubenfels, 1936) a junior synonym.

Author Reference: Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

 

Link: World Porifera Database