Species Overview

Chalinula loosanoffi (Hartman, 1958).

SPONGE:

Gemmules: Produces gemmules.

SPONGE:

Shape: Lobate to tubular
Size_height_tubes: to 6.5 cm
Color_Alive: Light Tan or Orange-brown or cinnamon.

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Bays and harbors-commonly on Floats
Distribution: Southern California and Central California

Oscula:

Distribution: terminal
Diameter: 3.5--5.0 mm

Choanosome:

Architecture: Anisotropic reticulation;ladder-like; tracts of 2-6 or more spicules; most commonly multispicular. Cross spicules single and horizontal forming a loose reticulation and with chains of 2-4 spicules fastened end to end.

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Architecture: skeletal structure highly variable

Megasclere:

Shape: Oxeas
Length: 66 -(85|156)- 185 µ
Width: 2.0 --10 µ
Note: Range and means in any specimen highly variable