Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Short tubes arising from a thick irregular branching base, 0.5 cm wide, 1 cm high, whole sponge 10 cm diameter. Often nestled loosely amongst Halimeda plants. Oscules apical with a rim of tiny, soft spikes. Body squishy and limp out of water. Colour bright pinkish-purple. Habitat: upper eulittoral muddy sand flats adjacent to mangroves. Distribution: SE Asia (Richmond, 1997).
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
- contributor
- Eunice Onyango [email]
