. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. Natural history. SPONGES FROM EAST AFRICA 325 haplosclerida Haliclonidae Haliclona implexa (Schmidt) Renter a implexa Schmidt, 1868: 27 Occurrence: Shimoni (04°43'S-39°23'E), muddy flats, 20 October 1971. The specimen consists of a cluster of anastomosing, branching tubes, 7-8 mm in diameter, wall about 2 mm thick. The colour, in the dry state, is cream, the consistency extremely fragile. The spicules are oxeas measuring 90-115 x |0,m. Haliclona debilis (Fig. 63) Occurrence: Mombasa, Ras Iwetine, depth 0-1 m,
. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. Natural history. SPONGES FROM EAST AFRICA 325 haplosclerida Haliclonidae Haliclona implexa (Schmidt) Renter a implexa Schmidt, 1868: 27 Occurrence: Shimoni (04°43'S-39°23'E), muddy flats, 20 October 1971. The specimen consists of a cluster of anastomosing, branching tubes, 7-8 mm in diameter, wall about 2 mm thick. The colour, in the dry state, is cream, the consistency extremely fragile. The spicules are oxeas measuring 90-115 x |0,m. Haliclona debilis (Fig. 63) Occurrence: Mombasa, Ras Iwetine, depth 0-1 m, 21 August 1974. The specimen consists of a cluster of coalescing tubes, 3 cm high, from 7 to 15 mm wide, wall very thin. The sponge is extremely soft and fragile. The colour, in the dry state, is light brownish yellow. The skeleton is made by unispicular fibres forming meshes which are more or less rectangular. Primary and secondary fibres are not readily distinguishable. The spicules are oxeas measuring 70-85 x ( Fig. 63 - Haliclona debilis sp. n., specimen Scale: 1 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria (Genoa, Italy). Genova : Stab. tipo-litografico P. Pellas Fu L.
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