Species Overview

Haliclona (Haliclona) sp. A Hartman, 1975

SPONGE:

Shape: Thinly encrusting
Size_Thickness: --3 mm
Color_Alive: purple-violet;mauve or buff

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Intertidal; Subtidal; Deep water
Distribution: Southern California and Central California

Oscula:

Distribution: closely spaced
Rims: almost flush with surface or with raised rims

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Architecture: Anisotropic reticulation; ladder-like

Megasclere:

Shape: Oxeas
Length: 67 -(75|102)- 121 µ
Width: 3.0 -- 9.0 µ