Chondrilla nucula, sometimes called the Caribbean chicken-liver sponge, is a species of sea sponge belonging to the family Chondrillidae. It is an amorphous shaped sponge that grows in flat, sometimes bulbous sheets in benthic communities. It is sometimes found in marginal, stressful systems such as caves.

Chondrilla nucula (Demospongiae, Tetractinomorpha, Chondrosida, Chondrillidae) is a thick (1-4.5 cm), encrusting sponge with a brown-olive green color (Fig. 1). It has a lobate form with a smooth surface and a cartilaginous and firm consistency.

Chondrilla nucula (Schmidt 1862) Esta especie presenta abultaciones de color café, normalmente con pares de poros alineados. Normalmente las colonias no llegan a medir más de 10 cm de largo. Tiene una superficie lisa y en algunos casos brillante. El nombre común de esponja ‘hígado de pollo’ describe su apariencia y textura.