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Conspicuous oscular fringe.
Oxeas to 5000 μm or greater. |
| | Leucandra heathi
(Urban, 1905) |
Sponge:
Subspherical, pear-shaped.
Oscula: conspicuous oscular fringe to 7 mm high.
Color: Alive: White.
Spicules: Megascleres:
(1) Oxeas:
700 - 2000 um.
x 50 um.
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(2) Oxeas (large):
3400 - 5000 um.
x 30 - 150 um.
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(3) Oxeas (coronal):
5000 - 10000 um.
x 4 - 12 um.
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(4) Saggital Triradiates (rays):
140 - 200 um.
x 10 um.
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(5) Triradiates (rays):
130 - 250 um.
x 10 um.
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Microscleres:
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(1) Microxeas:
50 - 140 um.
x 4 um.
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Skeleton:
Leuconoid.
Distribution: Southern to Northern California.
Depth: Intertidal to deep water.
Note: See L. apicalis of Sim & Bakus, 1986. The authors note that L. apicalis differs from L. heathi in having Quadriradiates. However, they do not show measurements for any Quadriradiates, noting only that they are rare.
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NO oscular fringe.
Oxeas to 100 μm.
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