WoRMS name details
original description
Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1954). The Sponges of the West-Central Pacific. <em>Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Zoology.</em> 7: i-x, 1-306,pls I-XII. page(s): 206-207 [details]
Holotype USNM 23086, geounit East Caroline Islands [details]
From other sources
Description Potato-shaped, 2-10 cm long and wide, free-living or attached basally to rubble; irregularity lumpy, oscules on low bumps, 4-5 mm diameter; woody, incompressible, sandpaper feel; exterior golden brown mottled with green, bright yellow interior, darkens in air. [details]
From editor or global species database
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