Species Overview
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Leucandra heathi (Urban, 1905) .
Synonyms:
Leucandra apicalis Sim & Bakus, 1986.
Key Page
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 µm
Width:
- 50- µm
Megasclere:
Shape:
Oxeas (large)
Length:
3.40--5.00 mm
Width:
30 -- 150 µm
Megasclere:
Shape:
Oxeas (coronal)
Length:
5.00--10.00 mm
Width:
4 - -12 µm
Megasclere:
Shape:
Saggital Triradiates (rays)
Length:
140 -- 200 µm
Width:
-10- µm
Megasclere:
Shape:
Triradiates (rays)
Length:
130 - 250]- µm
Width:
-10- µm
Microsclere:
Shape:
Microxeas
Length:
50 - -140 µm
Width:
-4- µm