This sponge is known from the Florida Keys, Guyana, Surinam and northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
In the observed specimens, a long thin stalk bears a rounded soft body at the top.
Around Flower Garden Banks, it is documented on coralline algae reefs and silted lower mesophotic reefs.
In the observed specimens, the colour is pale brown.
In the observed specimens, the surface is very smooth and velvety.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.