[A]
Acanthostyles to 169 μm. Subtylotes - Tylotes to 242 μm. |
| ?Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) sp. F
Green & Bakus, 1994 |
Sponge:
Encrusting to < 0.2 mm thick.
Consistency: fragile, smooth.
Surface: granular.
Color: Alive: Transparent dermis, light orange base.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1) Acanthostyles:
121 -137-151- 169 um.
x 8 um.
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(2) Subtylotes - Tylotes:
188 -202-225- 242 um.
x 5 -7- 8 um.
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Microscleres:
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(1) Arcuate Isochelae:
24 -27- 30 um.
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Skeleton:
Ectosome: Thin detachable dermis with abundant Isochelae; tangential skeleton of Subtylotes.
Choanosome: Vertically-oriented Acanthotylotes.
Distribution: Southern California.
Depth: Deep water.
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[B]
Acanthostyles to 180 μm. Subtylotes -Tylotes to 180 μm.
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(Lundbeck, 1910) [of Sim & Bakus, 1986] |
Sponge:
Encrusting to < 1.0 mm thick.
Color: Preserved: Light brownish-yellow.
Spicules: Megascleres:
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(1)Acanthostyles:
50 -110- 180 um.
x 5 -6- 10 um.
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(2)Subtylotes - Tylotes:
150 -165- 180 um.
x 2.4 -2.9- 4 um.
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Microscleres:
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(1)Arcuate Isochelae:
15 -22- 24 um.
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Skeleton:
No information given.
Distribution: Southern California,Santa Catalina Id.
Depth: Subtidal to deep water.
Note: Needs to be compared with type of H. levis. Is now considered Hymedesmia (Hymedesmia) levis which is reported from Iceland. No illustrations or specimens available.
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