- or silica.
Large ****ules
visible to the
naked eye are
referred to as
megascleres or macroscleres,
while smaller,
microscopic ones are
termed microscleres...
-
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...
- as microscleres.
Larger ****ules
visible to the
naked eye are
called megascleres. ****ule can be calcareous, siliceous, or
composed of spongin. They are...
- This
sponge only has
megascleres, no microscleres. The
following megascleres are present:
Subtylostyles are the
primary megascleres. They are smooth, straight...
- end. The
skeleton is
primarily formed by
megascleres (large ****ules). In
living species, most
megascleres are
pentactinal (five-ra****),
though fossil...
-
tylotes (long,
slender megascleres with ****s at both ends)
which may be
modified to have a
spined base as well as
strongyles (
megascleres with both ends blunt...
-
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...
- from
those in
other genera through having a
single kind of
diactinal megascleres (single axis ****ules with
similar ends) and no mircoscleres. This genus...
- to m****ive
growth forms. They have
ectosomal tylotes (long,
slender megascleres with ****s at both ends) with
microspined ends.
These form tangential...
-
thought to aid in
framing the
skeleton by
joining monactine megascleres (that is
megascleres that grow in only a
single direction). This
genus contains...
