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Holotype 61944
Holotype 61944
Description Multilamellate, foliose, fan sponge, 160 mm high, 104 mm wide, with a short thick stalk about 2 cm thick. Lamella up to 2 cm thick in places, attenuating to curled margins. Oscules were not visible on the holotype. Texture firm, compressible, flexible, granular and smooth to the touch. Colour in preservative tan.

Subantarctic region of New Zealand, east of Snares Island Platform, NIWA Station TRIP3072/8; 48.5° S, 168.0° E; depth 125–213 m; 21 Oct. 2010; NIWA 61944
Author Cárdenas, Paco JPG file - 2.44 MB - 3 264 x 2 448 pixelsmore
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Camera Maker: Apple
Camera Model: iPhone 5c
Original Time Taken: 2016:08:30 11:33:49
Time Digitized: 2016:08:30 11:33:49
Shutter Speed: 1/20 sec
Aperture: f/2.4
ISO Sensitivity: 125
Exposure Compensation: 0 EV
Metering Mode: Spot
Flash Fired: No Flash
Original Width: 3264 pixels
Original Height: 2448 pixels
Orientation: 1: Horizontal (normal)
Focal Length: 4.12 mm
Lens Info: iPhone 5c back camera 4.12mm f/2.4
Focal Length Equivalent in 35mm Film: 33
added on 2022-10-22150 viewsPorifera taxaDigital photo, entire species Poecillastra ducitriaena Kelly & Cárdenas, 2019checked Cárdenas, Paco 2022-10-22 Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License
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