Clathroid cormus of more densely anastomosed tubes of varying sizes. The anastomosis results in rounded spaces between the tubes, giving the cormus a mesh-like appearance. One or few oscula are present, with a much larger diameter than the tubes. |
white |
white |
One or few, with much larger diameter than the majority of the tubes. |
Triactines are forming the skeleton of the tube walls. In this specimen, trichoxea-like diactines are abundant (may be absent in other specimens of the species). |
Not differentiated |
Triactines: Equiangular, equiradiate or parasagittal with a shorter unpaired actine. The actines are conical and blunt-tipped: 65 - 80.7 - 97 um x 8 - 10.5 - 13 um (n=20). Trichoxea-like diactines: 184 ? 219.1 ? 261 ?m x 1? 1.9 ? 2.4 ?m (n=10). |