FIGURE 8. Geodia curacaoensis n in Deep-water sponges (Porifera) from Bonaire and Klein Curaçao, Southern Caribbean

FIGURE 8. Geodia curacaoensis n. sp., holotype RMNH Por. 9260, a. habit on deck (scale bar = 1 cm), b. cross section of cortex showing layer of sterrasters carried by ortho/plagiotriaenes, oxeas and anatriaenes, c–k. SEM images of the spicules, c. ortho/plagiotriaene, d. anatriaene, d1. detail of cladi, e. oxea, e1. details of oxea, f. cortical oxeote, f1. details of endings of cortical oxeote, g. sterraster, h. overview of aster microscleres, i. large oxyaster, j. small oxyaster, k. strongylaster. ; Published as part of Van Soest, Rob W.M., Meesters, Erik H.W.G. & Becking, Leontine E., 20... Mehr ...