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Holotype spicules, SEM, USNM 122891
Holotype spicules, SEM, USNM 122891
Description spicules (holotype USNM 1228917, SEM): a, large oxeas and triaenes (both partial); b, sterrasters, including a developmental stage (left); c, sterrasters, enlarged; d, cortical strongyloxeas; e, microspined oxyasters attached to an immature sterraster; f, microspined strongylaster, also attached to spines of an immature sterraster. Author Cárdenas, Paco JPG file - 215.65 kB - 2 008 x 2 040 pixelsmore
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added on 2014-06-23249 viewsPorifera taxaDigital photo, part of species Geodia cribrata Rützler, Piantoni, van Soest & Díaz, 2014checked Cárdenas, Paco 2014-06-23 Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License
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