[A]
Sigmas of 1 or 2 size classes; large, thick, with a low arch. Large anisochelae with a long shaft and small head. Sh/LMax = 0.47 - 0.52. |
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Sponge:
Rounded or amorphous, Lumpy to 10 cm high.
Consistency: Spongy, compressible, fragile.
Surface: generally smooth.
Oscula: 1-3 mm diameter, open to surface and irregularly distributed.
Color: Alive: Yellow, dark brown.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1) Styles:
388 -535-660- 1071 um.
x 7 -13-15- 17 um.
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Microscleres:
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(1) Sigmas:
17 -38-58- 109 um.
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(2) Palmate Anisochelae:
15 -21-28- 39 um.
Sh/LMax 0.47 - 0.52.
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(3) Palmate Anisochelae:
84 -90-100- 133 um.
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(4) Rhaphides:
53 -58-89- 121 um.
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Skeleton:
Ectosome: A band of irregular and tangential Styles with penetrating tufts of spicules.
Choanosome: with thick spicule bundles that ramify near surtace.
Distribution: Central and Northern California.
Depth: Subtidal to Deep water, 18 to 46 m or greater.
Note: This species bears a strong resemblance to M. lindbergi Koltun, 1958, and is identical to M. lingua described by Bakus, 1966.
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[B]
Sigmas of 2 size classes; large size class thin with high arch.
Large anisochelae with a short shaft and large head.
Sh/LMax = 0.24 - 0.32.
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Sponge:
Elongate, rounded, or amorphous; Lumpy to 6 cm high.
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