This sponge is known from the southwestern Caribbean, southeastern USA and northwestern Gulf of Mexico.
In the observed specimens, thick lobes rise from a massive base.
Around Flower Garden Banks, it is documented on coralline algae reefs and among algal nodules.
In the observed specimens, the outside is brown to yellowish.
In the observed specimens, oscula sit on top of the lobes, with thin, paler membranes.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.