Color:
black
Morphology:
massive
Consistency:
soft
tough
Sample Locations:
Bahamas
Spongia "tubulifera" -"fouled"
Notes: Globular masses. Skin color is black, but appears heavily fouled in between scattered oscules, which can be elevated as chimneys; they end in a conical collar. Interior creamy white. Fiber similar to Spongia sp. "obscura"-"smooth", thicker than Spongia sp. "obscura"-"shaggy". Definite identification pending.
Author Reference: Lamarck, 1814)