Morphological description (show/hide)
| massive, subspherical. | | orange in life, orange-brown in ethanol, stai | | numerous, irregularly scattered. | | compressible, springy, not easily torn, little slimy. | | uneven, with ridges and folds, surface microscopically spiky. | | membranous, spicule brushes at surface frequently penetrate outer ectosome, produce hispid surface. | | high spongin fibre content, uncored spongin fibres form even reticulate skeleton, verticillate acanthose spicules echinate fibres, mesohyl collagen moderate, homogeneous. | | acanthostrongyles: verticillate, ~150-180 um, acanthostyles: ~120-190 um. | | nil. |
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