Species Overview

Aphorme horrida Schulze, 1899.

DEFINING CHARACTERS:

All microscleres Hexactins - NO Octasters and NO Hexasters.

SPONGE:

Shape: Tubular sac with dense veil of stiff spicules
Color: Not recorded.

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine:Deep water.
Distribution: Southern California and Central California.

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate (hexactin)
Architecture: Hexactinellid -loose spicules; without fusion.

Megasclere:

Shape: Prostal Diactins
Length: -- 60000 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Principal Diactins
Length: 2.20-4.60-7.20 mm

Megasclere:

Shape: Pentactins thorned
Length-tangential ray: 1.80-3.90-8.30 mm
Length-proximal ray: 6.40-8.00-10.10 mm

Mesosclere:

Shape: Small Diactins
Length: 499 -744- 1123 µ

Mesosclere:

Shape: Stauractins
Length-ray: 202 - 412- 546 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Oxyhexactins
Diameter: 60 -80- 103 µ