[A]
Ectosome with Tylostyles pointing out.
Tylostyles of 1 size class.
Surface velvety, hispid to 300 μm. |
| | Prosuberites sisyrnus
de Laubenfels, 1930 |
Sponge:
Encrusting to 1-2 mm thick.
Surface: velvity, hispid to 300 μm.
Oscula: and pores not evident.
Color: Preserved: Drab.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1) Tylostyles:
275 - 480 um.
x 8.0 - 20 um.
Skeleton:
Ectosome: With dense Tylostyles pointing outwards.
Choanosome: With scant Tylostyles, scattered.
Distribution: Southern California
Depth: Deep water, 45 to 54 m.
Note: Not reported since deLaubenfels, 1930. Was Prosuberites sisyrnus.
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[B]
Ectosome with Tylostyles scattered.
Tylostyles of 2 size classes.
Surface slightly hispid.
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| | Suberites sp.
Green and Bakus, 1994 |
Sponge:
Thin encrusting to 1 mm thick.
Consistency: firm but compressible.
Surface: slightly rough, slightly hispid.
Color: Preserved:Tan.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1)Tylostyle:
91 -169- 210 um.
x 3.0 -4.0- 5.0 um.
(2)Tylostyle:
310 -435- 590 um.
x 7.0 -9.0- 13 um.
Skeleton:
Ectosome: Densely packed Tylostyles, in confusion but some with points up. Ectosome: difficult to distinguish from choanosome.
Choanosome: With Tylostyles in confusion.
Distribution: Santa Maria Basin, Southern California.
Depth: Deep water, 64.5 to 123 m.
Note: Specimens considered by the authors as too small for species identification.
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