Species Overview
084
Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. B Hartman, 1975 .
Synonyms:
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SPONGE:
Shape:
Encrusting
Size_Thickness:
--1 mm
Color_Alive:
Salmon
HABITAT:
Benthic Region:
Marine: Intertidal to Subtidal
Distribution:
Central California
CHARACTERS
Ectosome:
Architecture:
Tylotes arranged vertically to form a dense plush at surface
Choanosome:
Architecture:
Acanthostyles with heads embedded in basal spongin. Also dense tracts of Tylotes
Megasclere:
Shape:
Acanthostyles
Length:
96 -106- 248 µ
Width:
-8.0-]. µ
Megasclere:
Shape:
Subtylotes - Tylotes
Length:
141 -200- 204 µ
Width:
-5.5- µ
Microsclere:
Shape:
Arcuate Isochelae
Length:
21 -35- 43 µ
Skeleton:
Composition:
Silicate