Species Overview

Cyamon koltuni Sim & Bakus, 1986.

SPONGE:

Shape: Very thin encrusting
Size_Thickness: --1 mm
Color_Alive: Orange

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Subtidal
Distribution: Southern California

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Note: Material so thin that no definitive skeletal structure can be determined

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles (thick)
Length: 260 -316- 380 µ
Width: 10 -15- 20 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles (thin)
Length: 900 -967- 1400 µ
Width: 5 -6- 7 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Triactine to Hexactine (rays only)
Length: 35 -46- 66 µ
Width: 5 -9- 10 µ
Note: finely echinate; terminate in small bulbs.