Spicule dimensions of Siphonodictyon mucosum Bergquist, 1965; sample no. USNM 23697 (holotype)

Substrate: massive coral; Sampled by P. and H. Fehlmann identified by P. Bergquist. All measurements are of mature, fully formed endosomal oxeas to allow statistical comparison with other samples. Measurements conducted by C. Schönberg on preparation of acid-cleaned spicules made by C. Schönberg. Data are sorted vertically by spicule width.; Bergquist, Patricia R. (1965) The sponges of Micronesia. Part 1: The Palau Archipelago. Pacific Science 19(2): 123-204 (USNM 23697: pp. 158-161). Rützler, Klaus (1971) Bredin-Archbold-Smithsonian survey of Dominica: burrowing sponges, genus Siphonodictyon Bergquist, from the Caribbean, Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 77: 1-37 (USNM 23697: p. 2-4, Fig. 10, Tab. 2, Pl. 1).