This sponge is known from Florida, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Brazil and Gulf of Mexico.
In the observed specimens, the body ranges from a thick crust to a lobate form.
Around Flower Garden Banks, it inhabits heavily silted reefs, coralline algae reefs and algal nodules, among other habitats.
In the observed specimens, the outside is brown, black or tan, with darker spotted areas.
In the observed specimens, the surface is smooth, and round oscula have elevated membranes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.