Species Overview

Haliclona (Gellius) sp. Hartman, 1975.

SPONGE:

Shape: Encrusting
Size_thickness: to 12 mm
Color_Alive: rose-lavender

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Intertidal to Subtidal
Distribution: Central California.
Associations: often overgrowing Stelleta clarella

Ectosome:

Subdermal cavities: present

Choanosome:

Architecture: Vertical unispicular and paucispicular tracts descend into the choanosome with horizontal and diagonal cross-spicules;Deeper in the choanosome a greater number of confused spicules occur -but basic isodictyl pattern remains.

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Architecture: Vertical unispicular and paucispicular tracts descend into the choanosome with horizontal and diagonal cross-spicules;Deeper in the choanosome a greater number of confused spicules occur -basically isodictyal

Megasclere:

Shape: Oxea
Length: -(170|190)- µ
Width: -(7.0|9.0)- µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas-C-shaped
Length: 24 -33- 36 µ