This sponge is known from Florida, the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.
In the observed specimens, the body ranges from an irregular massive form to a lobate form.
Around Flower Garden Banks, it is documented on coralline algae reefs and among algal nodules.
In the observed specimens, the colour ranges from dark to paler brown.
In the observed specimens, the surface is smooth with very small pores; oscula on top of the lobes have very thin brown membranes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.