Psammocinia beresfordae Cook & Bergquist, 1996
Description: A, Holotype,
NMNZ Por. 433 (= SDCC/NZ048), side view. Note
damaged and healed middle turret, with abnormal ocscule
on the side of the turret. B, Holotype, top view.
C, Detail of the fibre skeleton from paratype (SDCC/
NZ059), showing vertically orientated, cored primary
fibres, uncored or partially cored secondaries and the
fine canals throughout the sponge. The armoured surface
is visible at the at top of the photomicrograph (scale bar = 500 µm)
Author: van Soest, Rob
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Porifera Taxa on this image:
Psammocinia beresfordae Cook & Bergquist, 1996 - checked by van Soest, Rob on 2008-06-25 20:56:00
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