Axinyssa sp - (2632) - Tuamotu - Rangiroa

Axinyssa sp. (OTU QM2632) OTU QM2632

Suberitida Halichondriidae

External characters

Bulbous (and pointed at apex-field notes)

Colour

Mustard yellow.

Skeletal Characters

Surface_Ornamentation Shaggy surface.
Ectosomal_Skeleton No apparent ectosomal skeleton.
Choanosomal_Skeleton Shafts of long oxeas and few styles -"Disorganized halichondred".
Megascleres Oxeas and few styles. 750 -800µm.
Microscleres nil.
Mudmap_Author K Hall
Mudmap_Editor K Hall

Distribution

In French Polynesia: Tuamotu islands

Ecology and habitat

On the outer reef slope

QM2632 Axinyssa sp. (OTU QM2632) . In: Hall, K.A. & Hooper, J.N.A. (2014) SpongeMaps: an online community for taxonomy and identification of sponges. (Available at http://www.spongemaps.org)