Species Overview

Chondrocladia sp. 3 [of Lee, 1998].

SPONGE:

Shape: Stalked with oval apex from which arise a few thick projections
Color_Preserved: Tan to light brown

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Deep water
Depth: 3640--3740 m
Distribution: Southern California

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Architecture: Spicule axis branching into plumose tracts.

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles-slightly fusiform-small head
Length: 364 -544- 800 µ
Width: 7 -12- 13 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles
Length: 958 -2283- 3466 µ
Width: 12 -17- 20 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Unguiferous Isochelae
Length: 87 -97- 121 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas
Length: 18 -22- 30 µ