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Leucandra heathi (Urban, 1905) .

Synonyms:
Leucandra apicalis Sim & Bakus, 1986.

SPONGE:
Shape: oval subspherical
Color: White
HABITAT:
Benthic Region: Marine: Intertidal; Subtidal; Deep water
Distribution: Southern California to Northern California

CHARACTERS

Oscula:
Rim: Conspicuous oscular fringe to 7 mm high
Skeleton:
Composition: Carbonate
Architecture: Leuconoid
Megasclere:
Shape: Oxeas
Length: 700 -- 2000 µ
Width: - 50- µ
Megasclere:
Shape: Oxeas (large)

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