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Spicules of Euplectella plumosum, holotype, (1)

A: dermal hexactin; B: atrial pentactin; C: choanosomal tauactin; D: choanosomal stauractin; E,F: outer end of choanosomal spicules; G: anchor of a prostalia basalia; H: prostalia lateralia hexactin; I,J: diactins of the sieve-plate; K,L: outer ends of sieve-plate diactin; M: monactin of the sieve plate; N,O: diactins of the sieve-plate; P: pentactin of the sieve plate.

From : Tabachnick, K.R.; Lévi, C. 2004. Lyssacinosa du Pacifique sud-ouest (Porifera: Hexactinellida). in: Marshall, B.; Richer de Forges, B. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 23. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 191: 11-71.

Photographer: Tabachnick & Lévi. Publisher: Dagaeff, Anne-Cecile.