Color:
cream
Morphology:
encrusting
fan
Consistency:
soft
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
Oscarella nathaliae
Notes: Extremely soft sheets, cream in color, semitransparent, inhabiting deep reef cave walls and overhangs. The sponge is only partly attached to the substratum, so that the edges are free. It is extremely difficult to collect as it virtually disintegrates upon handling. No spicules. It has also been pictured in Colin (1978) Caribbean reef invertebrate guide as Halisarca sp.
Author Reference: Ereskovsky, Lavrov & Willenz, 2014
Link: World Porifera Database