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Oxeas > 750 μm. |
| | Axinella sp. B
Green & Bakus, 1994 |
Sponge:
Irregular, robust 2 - 8 mm thick.
Consistency: firm, woody, prickly.
Surface: with bundles of spicules visible with tips projecting from surface.
Oscula: no pores or oscula visible.
Color: Preserved: White to dirty white.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1) Oxeas:
750 -1555- 2625 um.
x 13 -32- 57 um.
(2) Styles:
750 -1062- 2000 um.
x 21 -32- 49 um.
Skeleton:
Plumose, with condensed axis of oxeas.
Distribution: Santa Maria Basin, Pt. Arguello, California.
Depth: Deep water, 54 - 90 m.
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Oxeas < 500 μm.
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