Callyspongia oliveri

Callyspongia oliveri (Kirk, 1911)

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Family:	Callyspongiidae ()
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Environment:	sessile; marine
Distribution:	Southwest Pacific: Kermadec Islands.
Diagnosis:	Oscula: prominent on summit of rounded elevations on the upper surface, or on the crests of level ridges formed by the concrescence of such elevations. Color: yellowish. Firm texture. Skeleton structure: primary fibres parallel or radiating to the surface, connected by the secondary fibres forming a rectangular mesh. Oxea: slightly curved with blunt ends; present on primary fibres as loose and irregularly arranged strands, most numerous at the nodes; strand thins out until disappearance, usually about 6 series of spicules. Thinner secondary fibres with few spicules and not polyserial, ends not in contact. Microscleres: minute strongyla; smooth; straight or slightly curved (Ref. 88951).
Biology:
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:	harmless
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