Species Overview

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Hymedesmia sp. Bakus & Green, 1987.

Synonyms:

SPONGE:
Shape: No information given
Color: No information
HABITAT:
Benthic Region: Marine: Deep water
Depth: -103- m
Distribution: Southern California:Santa Rosa Id.

CHARACTERS

Skeleton:
Composition: Silicate
Architecture: No information given
Megasclere:
Shape: Acanthostyle
Length: 140 -163- 200 µ
Width: -9.0- µ
Megasclere:
Shape: Acanthostyle
Length: 440 -570- 710 µ
Width: 11 -14- 17 µ
Megasclere:
Shape: Acanthostrongyle
Length: 70 -119- 150 µ
Width: 9 -10- 11 µ
Megasclere:
Shape: Tornote
Length: 270 -273- 290 µ
Width: -5.0 - µ
Microsclere:
Shape: Arcuate Isochelae
Length: 41 -44- 46 µ