Definition of Megasclere. Meaning of Megasclere. Synonyms of Megasclere

- or silica. Large ****ules visible to the naked eye are referred to as megascleres or macroscleres, while smaller, microscopic ones are termed microscleres...
- end. The skeleton is primarily formed by megascleres (large ****ules). In living species, most megascleres are pentactinal (five-ra****), though fossil...
- and skeleton structure primarily composed of diactins, large, rod-like megasclere ****ules found within the sponge's internal tissue (choanosome). Hyalonematidae...
- Geodia barretti is a m****ive deep-sea sponge species found in the boreal waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is fairly common on the coasts of Norway...
- Geodia megastrella is a species of sponge in the family Geodiidae. It is a type of demosponge found in the deep temperate waters of the North Atlantic...
- crosshatched and fused together. Siliceous ****ules come in two sizes called megascleres and microscleres. Most studies support the monophyly of siliceous sponges...
- Living tissue coats the outermost layer of the basal skeleton. The megascleres include tylostyles (pointed at one end and a **** at the other). They...
- thought to aid in framing the skeleton by joining monactine megascleres (that is megascleres that grow in only a single direction). This genus contains...
- from those in other genera through having a single kind of diactinal megascleres (single axis ****ules with similar ends) and no mircoscleres. This genus...
- based on microscopic examination of the ****ules in their skeleton. The megascleres consist of peripheral thinner subtylostyles and thicker choanosomal styles...