[A]
Sigmas thick with serrations large and obvious; largest size class to 289 μm.
Megascleres: Subtylostyles. |
(de Laubenfels, 1930) |
Sponge:
Encrusting to amorphous, massive. Height to 8-10 cm.
Surface: smooth.
Oscula: few, 1 - 2.5 mm diameter.
Color: Alive:Light to dark gold, beige, drab, yellow-brown.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1) Subtylostyles:
224 -284-426- 485 um.
x 3 -6-10- 12 um.
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Microscleres:
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(1) Sigmas:
29 - 44-65- 125 um.
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(2) Sigmas:
70 -111-241- 289 um.
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(3) Palmate Anisochelae:
11 -14-19- 25 um.
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(4) Palmate Anisochelae:
25 -31-38- 43 um.
-often in rosettes
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(5) Toxa (rare):
12 - 47-100- 159 um.
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Skeleton:
Reticulate, anastomosing fibers with fiber arches just below the ectosome.
Distribution: Southern to Northern California.
Depth: Intertidal to 26 m.
Note: Was Paresperella psila.
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[B]
Sigmas thin, with serrations small; largest size class to 400 μm.
Megascleres: Hastate Styles with Tornote points.
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[of Lee] |
Sponge:
Upright, Conical, Christmas tree-shaped 11 cm high, base 4.5 cm across (may have bulbous anchor).
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