Brown Encrusting Octopus Sponge

Brown Encrusting Octopus SpongeThis sponge is known from the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Brazil.What does it look like?In the observed specimens, the body ranges from a thick crust to a palmate form.Where and how does it live?Around Flower Garden Banks, it occurs in coral communities, on coralline algae reefs and among algal nodules.In the observed specimens, the outside is brown to reddish.In the observed specimens, the surface varies from rough to smooth, with oscula at the tips of chimney-like projections.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.