Species Overview

Cyamon neon de Laubenfels, 1930.

SPONGE:

Shape: Massive
Size_Thickness: --2 cm cm
Color_Preserved: Dark brown
Consistency: Spongy

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Intertidal to Subtidal
Distribution: Southern California

Ectosome:

Dermal Membrane: Fleshy
Note: Contains numerous cells with dark granules

Choanosome:

Architecture: Densely protoplasmic with some spicules in confusion but with ascending fibers;40-50 µ thick

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles
Length: 1.00-1.24-1.70 mm
Width: 5 -10- 15 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles
Length: 370 -415- 630 µ
Width: 13 -19- 35 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Oxeas
Length: 160 -196- 240 µ
Width: 11 -14- 20 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Oxeas
Length: 170 -268- 370 µ
Width: 4 -5.5- 6 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Triacts/Tetracts: Rays
Length: 60--120 µ
Width: 15--20 µ

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate