[A]
Sponge cylindrical, 10-30 x 3-7 mm.
Megascleres Oxeas, Triradiates and Quadriradiates. |
| | Sycon ciliatum
(Fabricious, 1780) [as Sycon coronatum of de Laubenfels, 1932] |
Sponge:
Cylindrical (non-colonial) 10 - 30 x 3 - 7 mm.
Oscula: oscular crown with spicular fringe.
Color: White ?Alive.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1) Oxeas:
1 - 2 mm.
x 0.02 mm.
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(2) Triradiates/Quadriradiates (rays):
0.14 mm.
x 0.007 mm.
regular or saggital or alate.
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Skeleton:
Syconoid.
Distribution: California?
Depth: ?
Note: Present status unclear and not seen in California by de Laubenfels, 1932, or since initial report from California by Haeckel, 1872. Equals Sycon coronatum of de Laubenfels, 1932.
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[B]
Sponge cylindrical 0.05 - 0.1 mm thick x 2 - 4 mm long.
Megascleres Quadriradiates ONLY.
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| | Guancha macleayi
(Lendenfeld, 1885) |
Sponge:
Hollow cylinders 0.05 - 0.1 mm thick by 2 - 4 mm long. Tubular and solitary or groups of tubes growing from a common stalk.
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