Haliclona sp. 1

Haliclona sp. 1

Fig. 8 View Fig

Material examined

SWEDEN • 1 spec.; Lunneviken ; 59.0546° N, 11.169° E; 25 m depth; 2 Nov. 2019; Mats Larsson leg. [MM-191102-1]; SCUBA; LAR-191102-PB020337–38; GenBank nos: OM436271 View Materials (coxI), OM415636 View Materials (28S D3-D5); voucher: GNM Porifera 1021 GoogleMaps .

Description

A massive encrusting specimen, of which only a fragment was collected ca 3 mm long by 2 mm wide. The sponge was roughly cone-shaped, with an osculum on top of the ‘chimney’. The surface is velvety. The specimen was creamy white when alive, but turned yellowish beige when preserved in ethanol ( Fig. 8A View Fig ).

Skeleton

Due to the dimensions of the collected fragment it was not possible to produce a thick section. Spicules are thin oxeas, with a wide range of sizes ( Fig. 8B View Fig ), measuring: 71.4– 103.8 –136.1 ±10.26 ×0.1– 3.1 – 6.1± 1.27 µm (N=61).