Species Overview
198 081
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. Klontz, 1989.
Synonyms:
Hymedesmia (Ectyodesmia) sp. Klontz, 1989.
Key Page
SPONGE:
Shape:
Thinly encrusting
Size_Thickness:
--2 mm
Color_Alive:
Orange
HABITAT:
Benthic Region:
Marine: Deep water
Distribution:
Central California
CHARACTERS
Skeleton:
Composition:
Silicate
Oscula:
Visible:
When alive
Ectosome:
Dermal membrane:
with microscleres
Choanosome:
Architecture:
Acanthostyles with heads buried in basal spongin and Subtylote tracts to surface
Megasclere:
Shape:
Acanthostyles
Length:
96 -(115|124)- 136 µ
Width:
6 -(8|9.2)- 12 µ
Megasclere:
Shape:
Acanthostyles
Length:
176 -(318|384)- 496 µ
Width:
x 6 -(10|13)- 16 µ
Megasclere:
Shape:
Subtylotes
Length:
184 -(235|273)- 336 µ
Width:
4 - (6|8)- 10 µ
Microsclere:
Shape:
Arcuate Isochelae
Length:
25 -(28|31)- 35 µ
Microsclere:
Shape:
Sigmas
Length:
27 -(50|58)- 61 µ