Species Overview

Mycale (Mycale) toporoki (Koltun) n. var. [of Lee] .

SPONGE:

Shape: Elongate; rounded; or amorphous; Lumpy
Size_thickness: to 6 cm
Color_Alive: Light grey or greyish yellow
Consistency: spongy; fragile

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Subtidal to Deep water
Depth: 14 -- 46 m
Distribution: Southern California and Northern California

Surface:

Texture: Smooth
Contour: Lumpy

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Architecture: Not Given

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles
Length: 242 -(505|529)- 661 µ
Width: 10 -(14|16)- 24 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas
Length: 12 -(16|25)- 36 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas -thin
Length: 31 -(53|66)- 109 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Palmate Anisochelae
Length: 12 -(18|34) - 51 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Palmate Anisochelae
Length: 46 -(53|66)- 94 µ
Sh/LMax : 0.24 - 0.32.5]- 94

Microsclere:

Shape: Raphides
Length: 25 -(56|66)- 84 µ