Species Overview
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Sidonops angulata Lendenfels, 1910.
Synonyms:
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SPONGE:
Shape:
Tuberous with digitate processes
Size_Thickness:
Not given ]Color_Preserved
HABITAT:
Benthic Region:
Marine: Deep water
Distribution:
Southern California to Central California
CHARACTERS
Surface:
Texture:
Spicule fur covers surface
Oscula:
Shape:
round
Diameter:
0.25-1.00]- mm
Distribution:
usually in groups
Rims:
often on raised processes
Sieve plates:
present
Ectosome:
Thickness:
Cortex to 1-2 mm
Spicules:
packed with Sterrasters
Megasclere:
Shape:
Oxeas: Dermal
Length:
-9000- µm
Width:
-40- µm
Megasclere:
Shape:
Oxeas: Endosomal
Length:
-5600- µm
Width:
-105- µm
Megasclere:
Shape:
Plagiotriaenes-Clads often reduced to diaenes or monaenes
Length-Rhabds:
to 4000 ]-- µm
Width:
-110 - µm
Megasclere:
Shape:
Anatriaenes (often absent)
Length- Rhabds:
-9000- µm
Width-Rhabds:
-39- µm
Microsclere:
Shape:
Sterrasters
Length:
122 -- 170 µm
Width:
87 - -97 µm
Microsclere:
Shape:
Spherasters (spined tornote rays)
Diameter:
21 -- 28 µm
Microsclere:
Shape:
Euasters oxeote (sometimes spined)
Diameter:
- 64- µm
Skeleton:
Composition:
Silicate
Architecture:
Thick cortex packed with Sterrasters