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Spicules and skeleton
Spicules and skeleton
Description A, dermal or atrial hexactin; B, drepanocome I; C, drepanocome II; D, spirodiscohexaster; E, plumicome; F, microhexactin I; G, microhexactin II; H, detail of tubercles in the middle of a diactine; I, detail of the pinular ray of a hexactin; J, detail of the hook-like secondary ray of a drepanocome I; K, detail of the middle part of a drepanocome II; L, detail of the tooth disc of a spirodiscohexaster; M, detail of the whorl of a plumicome; N, spicules of the peduncle; O–Q, LM images of spicule and skeleton; O, choanosomal hexactin; P, tangential view of choanosomal structure; Q, transversal view of choanosomal structure. Author Cárdenas, Paco JPG file - 969.94 kB - 2 008 x 2 562 pixelsmore
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 added on 2021-10-30204 viewsPorifera taxaDigital photo, part of species Saccocalyx microhexactin Gong, Li & Qiu, 2015checked Cárdenas, Paco 2021-10-30 Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License
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