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Oxeas to 1000 μm.
Oxeas of 2 size classes. |
| | Leucosolenia nautilia
de Laubenfels, 1930 |
Sponge:
A basal reticulation from which arise numerous long individual tubes. Tubes: 0.2 - 2 x 20 mm.
Consistency: fragile.
Surface: minutely hispid.
Oscula: apical.
Color: Alive: White.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1) Oxea (small):
80 -115- 160 um.
x 4 um.
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(2) Oxea (large):
320 -445- 1000 um.
x 10 - 20 um.
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(3) Quadriradiates:
apical ray: 20 -28- 50 um.
paired rays: 80 -100- 120 um.
basal ray: 120 - 150 um.
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(4) Triradiates:
paired rays 50-75-100 um.
basal ray: 50-77-140 um.
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Skeleton:
Asconoid.
Distribution: Southern to Northern California.
Depth: Intertidal to deep water.
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Oxeas to < 750 μm.
Oxeas of 1 size class.
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