Habitat: This species inhabits mangroves roots and seagrass meadows Distribution: So far, this species has been reported from Panama and Belize. Natural History Notes: The species was named in honors of Klaus Rutzler of the U.S. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, for his great contribution to sponge science. Characteristics: Large specimens are clusters of tall volcano shaped mounds, each mound surmounted by a single osculum; smaller specimens consist of a single tall, narrow, volcano-shaped mound rising from a wider base. The consistency is highly compressible, and the color is orange, with a slightly pink tint. White flecks are often scattered in the ectosome