Morphology of gemmuloscleres and spicules of freshwater sponges of the order Spongillida

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Morphology of gemmuloscleres and spicules of freshwater sponges of the order Spongillida (A) Gemmuloscleres of Anheteromeyenia argyrosperma; (B) Tubelliform gemmulosclere of Acalle recurvata; (C) Birotules of Ephydatia; (D) Aster-like microscleres of Dosilia plumosa; (E) Pseudomicrobirotules of Corvospongilla burmanica; (F) Strongyloxeas of Baikalospongia bacillifera; (G–J) Birotules (gemmuloscleres) of Ephydatia cf. facunda; (K) Strongyle of Potamolepis marshalli; (L) Microxea of Drulia browni. (A–L) Photo credit: Andrzej Pisera; Not to scale. Date: 18 December 2020. Source: [1] doi:10.7717/peerj.10601. Author: Magdalena Łukowiak​.