Species Overview

Mycale (Paresperella) sp. [of Lee].

SPONGE:

Shape: Upright;Conical; Christmas tree-shaped andmay have bulbous anchor
Size_height: -11- cm
Size_diameter_base: -4.5- cm
Color: not applicable

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Deep Water
Depth: -380- m
Distribution: Monterey Bay; California

Surface:

Contour: somewhat wrinkled

Choanosome:

Architecture: Arborescent; made up of expanding polygons delineated by anastomosing tracts of Styles.

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Architecture: Arborescent; made up of expanding polygons delineated by anastomosing tracts of Styles.

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles
Length: 382 -408- 430 µ
Width: 12 -14- 16 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas
Length: 36 -119- 164 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas
Length: 315 -372- 400 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Palmate Anisochelae
Length: 22 -27- 31 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Palmate Anisochelae
Length: 36 - 42- 53 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Toxa (rare)
Length: 36 -51- 65 µ