[A]
Ectosome melanistic.
Secondary fibers: 60 - 200 μm. |
de Laubenfels, 1932 |
Sponge:
Massive.
Consistency: spongy.
Surface: profusely conulose. Conules < 1 mm high and 1 mm apart.
Color: Alive: Slate grey.
Spicules: None
Fibers: Primary fibers: With some spicular inclusions and somewhat fasciculated or fenestrated architecture. Secondary fibers: Often contorted, 60 - 200 μm in diameter.
Skeleton:
Ectosome: Organic dermis, not readily detachable, melanistic; 300 - 700 μm thick.
Endosome: Flesh packed with flagellate chambers, 25 - 30 μm. Endosome contains foreign spicules, fragments of spicules, some sand and debris.
Distribution: Central California.
Depth: Intertidal to subtidal.
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[B]
Ectosome NOT melanistic.
Secondary fibers: 30 - 60 μm.
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| | ?Dysidea fragilis
(Montagu, 1818) [of Sim & Bakus, 1986] |
Sponge:
Massive to lobate.
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