This sponge is known from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico.
In the observed specimens, the body is an irregular massive form or a thick crust.
Around Flower Garden Banks, it is documented on coralline algae reefs and among algal nodules.
In the observed specimens, the outside is reddish brown to orange.
In the observed specimens, the surface has plate-like features and shallow grooves, with few irregularly arranged oscula.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.