Species Overview

Dragmacidon sp. [of Lee]

SPONGE:

Shape: Encrusting
Size_Thickness: --1.5 cm
Color_Alive: Exterior: scarlet to orange-red; Interior: yellow to beige

HABITAT:

BenthicRegion: Marine: Subtidal
Depth: 7.6 -- 21.3 m
Distribution: SouthernCalifornia to Central California

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Architecture: plumo-reticulate

Surface:

Contour: rugose
Texture: granular

Oscula:

Frequency: numerous
Rims: Slightly elevated
Shape: Round to irregular
Diameter: 1--2 mm

Ectosome:

Dermal membrane: dark; 30-61 µm thick

Choanosome:

Architecture: plumo-reticulate. Columns 90-120 µm thick and dominated by Styles. Cross-bracing 3-6 spicules- usually Oxeas- wrapped loosely with spongin. Basal skeleton more condensed with basal layer of spicules embedded in spongin.

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles
Length: 176 -(262|343)- 394 µ
Width: 5 -(10|20)- 27 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Oxeas
Length: 176 -(268|365)- 412 µ
Width: 5 -(8|22)- 27 µ