Identifying Sponges
Key to California Porifera (Page 076)
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Typical halichondriid structure with or without multispicular tracts, OR multispicular tracts, OR heavy reticulation made of multispicular tracts; very dense with much spicule confusion, often with rock-like consistency.
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Greatest spicule length between 200 and 480 μm or greater.
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Greatest spicule length between 140 and 180 μm.
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