Species Overview

Staurocalyptus solidus Schulze, 1899.

DEFINING CHARACTERS:

Discoctaster diameter between 150-200 µm.

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SPONGE:

Shape: Barrel-like with broad base; veil of Diactins and Pentactins
Color: not recorded

HABITAT:

Benthic Region: Marine: Deep water
Distribution: Southern California and Central California

Skeleton:

Composition: Silicate (hexactin)
Architecture: Entirely composed of loose spicules.

Megasclere:

Shape: Principal Diactins
Length: 2.00-4.50-8.40 mm

Megasclere:

Shape: Thick Prostal Diactins
Length: --40000 µ

Megasclere:

Shape: Hypodermal Pentactins
Length-tangential ray: 1.80-4.50-6.60 mm
Length-proximal ray: 5.50-6.80-9.60 mm

Mesosclere:

Shape: Dermal Stauractins
Length-ray: 75 -117- 180 µ

Mesosclere:

Shape: Dermal Pentactins
Length-tangential ray: 88 -131- 193 µ
Length-proximal ray: 88 -114- 163 µ

Mesosclere:

Shape: Gastral Hexactins
Length-ray: 89 -116- 134 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Oxyhexasters to Hemioxyhexasters
Diameter: 113 -141- 179 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Discoctasters
Diameter: 134 -174- 225 µ

Microsclere:

Shape: Microdiscohexasters
Diameter: 16 -20- 22 µ