Species Overview

Chondrocladia sp. 1 [of Lee, 1998].

SPONGE:

Shape: Stalked: stalk ends in rounded head from which arise numerous thin apical projections.
Color_Preserved: Tan to light brown

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Deep Water
Depth: -4100- m
Distribution: Southern California

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles-Thin
Length: 933 -2521- 4872 µ
Width: 12 -20- 27 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Styles-Thick
Length: 897 -1679- 2776 µ
Width: 30 -35- 42 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Unguiferous Isochelae
Length: 24 -38- 58 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Unguiferous Isochelae
Length: 66 -73- 83 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas
Length: 21 -29- 36 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas
Length: 41 -45- 49 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Sigmas
Length: 69 -84- 91 µ

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate
Architecture: Spicule axis branching into plumose tracts.