Species Overview

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Cliona sp. Bakus & Green, 1987.

Synonyms:
Cliona lobata Hancock, 1849 .

SPONGE:
Shape: Boring in Barnacles
Color_Alive: Yellow
Color_Preserved: Yellow
HABITAT:
Benthic Region: Marine: Intertidal: Boring in barnacles
Distribution: San Miguel Id. Southern California
Habitat: Boring in barnacles

CHARACTERS

Skeleton:
Composition: Silicate
Architecture: No information
Megasclere:
Shape: Tylostyles
Length: 120 -181- 235 µ
Width: 2 -3- 5 µ
Megasclere:
Shape: Style - Subtylostyle
Length: 85 -152- 228 µ
Width: 2 -3- 5 µ
Microsclere:
Shape: Spirasters
Length: 25 -45- 62