Figure 35 - Hyrtios collectrix. a detail of a fibre tract showing a scanty amount of spongin with a wide variety of mineral debris embedded, including also spicules of many other sponge species b foreign materials embedded in the sponge surface c pictorial representation of a sponge cross section close to the surface with flagellate chambers represented as terminations of a tree-shaped aquiferous system. a–c modified from Schulze (1879b)
Figure 20 - Sarcotragus fasciculatus. a living specimen (ca. 7 cm) b type specimen 15499 of the Schm...
Figure 10 - Dysidea incrustans. a close up of a large (ca. 20 cm) encrusting specimen showing scatte...
FIGURES 1–3. Spongia zimocca. 1, Map showing in red the species' distribution in the Mediterranean S...
Figure 32 - Cacospongia proficens. Spongin skeleton with primary fibres cored by alloctonous spicule...
Figure 5 - Darwinella simplex. a encrusting specimen in vivo (ca. 10 cm in diameter) b close up of t...
Figure 33 - Cacospongia scalaris. a large massive specimen (ca. 35 cm) with finely conulose surface ...
Figure 29 - Spongia virgultosa. a schematic drawing of the aquiferous system architecture and direct...
Figure 4 - Chelonaplysilla noevus. a original illustration of the type specimen encrusting with conu...
Figure 18 - Ircinia retidermata. a habitus of the type specimen b an underwater image of a living sp...
Figure 22 - Sarcotragus pipetta. a living specimen in the Mitigliano Cave b type specimen 15495 from...
Figure 21 - Sarcotragus foetidus. a a large (ca. 40 cm) living specimen free of epibiotic organisms ...
Figure 25 - Hippospongia communis. a a large, over 25 cm, specimen collected along the Libyan coast ...
Figure 19 - Ircinia variabilis. a–c wide array of growth forms in different specimen d skeletal spon...
FIGURE 29. Spongia zimocca (collected from Naxos Island at 60m depth). Spherical choanocyte chamber ...
FIGURES 14–16. Spongia zimocca. 14, Sponge just harvested from Astipalea Island (ca. 18m depth.). 15...
Figure 20 - Sarcotragus fasciculatus. a living specimen (ca. 7 cm) b type specimen 15499 of the Schm...
Figure 10 - Dysidea incrustans. a close up of a large (ca. 20 cm) encrusting specimen showing scatte...
FIGURES 1–3. Spongia zimocca. 1, Map showing in red the species' distribution in the Mediterranean S...
Figure 32 - Cacospongia proficens. Spongin skeleton with primary fibres cored by alloctonous spicule...
Figure 5 - Darwinella simplex. a encrusting specimen in vivo (ca. 10 cm in diameter) b close up of t...
Figure 33 - Cacospongia scalaris. a large massive specimen (ca. 35 cm) with finely conulose surface ...
Figure 29 - Spongia virgultosa. a schematic drawing of the aquiferous system architecture and direct...
Figure 4 - Chelonaplysilla noevus. a original illustration of the type specimen encrusting with conu...
Figure 18 - Ircinia retidermata. a habitus of the type specimen b an underwater image of a living sp...
Figure 22 - Sarcotragus pipetta. a living specimen in the Mitigliano Cave b type specimen 15495 from...
Figure 21 - Sarcotragus foetidus. a a large (ca. 40 cm) living specimen free of epibiotic organisms ...
Figure 25 - Hippospongia communis. a a large, over 25 cm, specimen collected along the Libyan coast ...
Figure 19 - Ircinia variabilis. a–c wide array of growth forms in different specimen d skeletal spon...
FIGURE 29. Spongia zimocca (collected from Naxos Island at 60m depth). Spherical choanocyte chamber ...
FIGURES 14–16. Spongia zimocca. 14, Sponge just harvested from Astipalea Island (ca. 18m depth.). 15...
Figure 20 - Sarcotragus fasciculatus. a living specimen (ca. 7 cm) b type specimen 15499 of the Schm...
Figure 10 - Dysidea incrustans. a close up of a large (ca. 20 cm) encrusting specimen showing scatte...
FIGURES 1–3. Spongia zimocca. 1, Map showing in red the species' distribution in the Mediterranean S...