This sponge is known from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Brazil and Gulf of Mexico.
In the observed specimens, the body is a thick crust, occasionally lobate.
Around Flower Garden Banks, it is documented on coralline algae reefs and among algal nodules.
The observed living specimens are bright orange to pinkish orange.
In the observed specimens, the surface has small cone-shaped projections, and oscula have delicate transparent membranes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.