UNCW National Science Foundation Valdosta State University Universidad Nacional de Colombia The Sponge Guide

  • Location: , Martinique

  • Habitat: rocky shore/shallow reef

  • Photographer: Sven Zea

  • Picture Taken On: 2014-01-30 08:58:03

  • Picture Notes: no image notes

  • Color: black

  • Morphology: encrusting

  • Consistency: tough

 

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/Spicule Images/: a) to c) Anysostrongyloxeas (fusiform styles) in 2-3 categories; d) endings of anysostrongyloxea. Sample from Martinique. Notice larger spicule sizes in comparison to the sample from the Bahamas.

/Tissue Images/: a) Perpendicular section at the surface; b) magnification at the surface; c) magnification of an ascending tract near the surface. Sample from Martinique.