Identifying Sponges

Key to California Porifera (Page 033)

( From page 032 A) Acanthostyles with large spines on point. Sponge stalked.
[A]
Styles of 2 size classes; 280 - 2200 and 280 - 680 μm.
Strongyles absent.
cc033A.jpg (de Laubenfels, 1930) [of Green & Bakus, 1994]
Sponge: Frondose, Stalked. Stalk 1/3 of length. Surface: superficially smooth, finely hispid. Oscula: No pores or oscula visible.
Color: Preserved: Tan. Alive: possibly Brick Red.
Spicules: Megascleres: (1) Style: 1125 -1765- 2200 um. x 18 -25- 34 um.
Warning: Undefined array key 4 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 129
(2) Style: 280 -470- 680 um. x 8 -16- 31 um.
Warning: Undefined array key 4 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 129
(3) Acanthostyles -points acanthose: 340 -433- 480 um. x 23 -27- 36 um.
Warning: Undefined array key 4 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 129

Warning: Undefined array key 3 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 131
Microscleres:
Warning: Undefined array key 1 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 195
(1) Stylote Rhaphides: 450 -480- 500 um.
Warning: Undefined array key 3 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 212

Warning: Undefined array key 1 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 195
(2) Oxeote Rhaphides: 450 -480-500 um.
Warning: Undefined array key 3 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 212

Warning: Undefined array key 2 in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 214

Skeleton: No details given.
Distribution: Southern to Northern California.
Depth: Subtidal to deep water, 14 to 89 m. See 33B.
Note: Description largely as given by Green & Bakus, 1994. Note differences in long Style and Rhaphide measurements from de Laubenfels description below (33B). Raphides could be juvenile megascleres? Was Hemectyon hyale.
[B]
Styles two size classes? 430 - 550 μm and > 800 μm (thin, 10 μm, broken).
Strongyles present.
(de Laubenfels, 1930)
Sponge: Frondose, Stalked.
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Undefined constant "BConsistency" in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php:294 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in /home/thackerdb2/public_html/casponges/programfiles/WCS_Key4.php on line 294