This sponge is known from the Caribbean, southeastern USA and northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
In the observed specimens, the body is massive and finger-like to lobate.
Around Flower Garden Banks, it is documented on coralline algae reefs and among algal nodules.
In the observed specimens, the colour is orange.
In the observed specimens, the surface varies from slightly rough to bearing small cone-shaped projections.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.