Species Overview

Aplysinopsis? schmidti (Marenzeller, 1887) [of Green & Bakus, 1994].

SPONGE:

Shape: Digitate lobate
Color_Alive?: Tan
Consistency: Spongy; rough

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Deep water.
Distribution: Russian arctic? Central California

Choansome:

Architecture: Anastomosing reticulum of spongin fibers.

Surface:

Appearance: Spongin fiber reticulation visible on surface
Contour: Fibers protrude from surface forming low conules 0.2 mm high

Oscula:

Rims: subapical
Diameter: -3- mm

Spongin:

Type: Primary Anastomosing fibers
Diameter: 78 -- 130 µ
Core: with foreign material

Ectosome:

Architecture: Thin dermis

Skeleton:

Composition: Spongin
Architecture: Anastomosing reticulate
Note: Foreign material includes sand grains and pieces of spicules

Spongin:

Type: Secondary fiber
Diameter: 18 -- 65 µ
Core: spongin