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WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Reniera bawiana Lendenfeld, 1897) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1897). Spongien von Sansibar. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 21: 93-133, pls 9-10. [details] 
Otheradditional source
Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Unreviewed
Description Small single or double tubes or mounds, 0.5-3 cm high, 1 cm wide, scattered in groups on substrate. Oscules apical with rounded edge, 2-3 m in diameter. Body squishy, elastic and velvety. Colour jet-black with violet tinge. Habitat: shallow sandy lagoon amongst seagrass beds. Distribution: SE Asia (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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