Species Overview

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Iophon pattersoni (Bowerbank, 1866) [of Bakus & Green, 1987].

Synonyms:
Iophon pattersoni (Bowerbank, 1866) [of Green & Bakus, 1994].

SPONGE:
Shape: Information not given
Color: Information Not given
HABITAT:
Benthic Region: Marine: Deep water
Depth: -137- m
Distribution: Point Conception California

CHARACTERS

Megasclere:
Shape: Acanthostyles
Length: 260 -299- 320 µ
Width: 10 -11- 15 µ
Megasclere:
Shape: Acanthosubtylostyles
Length: 260 -288- 300 µ
Width: 6 -7- 8 µ
Megasclere:
Shape: Subtylotes
Length: 230 -249- 380 µ
Width: 6 -7- 9 µ
Microsclere:
Shape: Palmate Anisochelae
Length: 16 -26- 30 µ
Microsclere:
Shape: Bipocillates
Length: 10 -13- 18 µ
Skeleton:
Composition: Silicate
Architecture: No Information
Megasclere:
Shape: Acanthostyles
Length: 280 -300- 320 µ
Length: 10 -13- 13 µ
Megasclere:
Shape: Subtylostyles
Length: 180 -264- 310 µ
Width: 4 -10- 13 µ