Species Overview
163
Haliclona (Rhizoniera) sp. B Hartman, 1975.
Synonyms:
Reniera sp. B Hartman, 1975.
Key Page
SPONGE:
Shape:
Encrusting
Size_thick:
mm
Color_Alive:
Grey-blue
HABITAT:
BenthicRegion:
Intertidal
Distribution:
Central California
CHARACTERS
Surface:
Texture:
smooth
Skeleton:
Composition:
Silicate
Architecture:
Vertical multispicular tracts; cross spicules horizontal; diagonal; or irregular
Oscula:
Diameter:
less than 1--2 mm
Rims:
Barely raised above surface
Megasclere:
Shape:
Oxeas
Length:
120 -(140|165)- 174 µm
Width:
4.0 -(6.0|7.5)- 10 µm