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A moderately firm sponge that contains spicules, carried by hermit crabs. Has large tylostyles 250-524 microns, tylostrongyles 135-350 microns. May also have small tylostyles 90-150 microns and centrotylote microstrongyles 20-50 microns. The ones I have seen have been gray with perhaps a tinge of purple.

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How to Distinguish from Similar Species: _

Depth range based on 807 specimens in 42 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 318 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): -2 - 4795.5
  Temperature range (°C): -1.465 - 24.068
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.501 - 37.620
  Salinity (PPS): 31.657 - 36.446
  Oxygen (ml/l): 3.323 - 7.111
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 2.420
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 127.244

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): -2 - 4795.5

Temperature range (°C): -1.465 - 24.068

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.501 - 37.620

Salinity (PPS): 31.657 - 36.446

Oxygen (ml/l): 3.323 - 7.111

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.100 - 2.420

Silicate (umol/l): 0.805 - 127.244
 
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Depth Range: Subtidal

Habitat: Carried by hermit crabs such as Pagurus kennerlyi, Pagurus quaylei, and Pagurus stevensae.

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
                                        

Specimen Records:	7	Public Records:	5
Specimens with Sequences:	13	Public Species:	3
Specimens with Barcodes:	5	Public BINs:	2
Species:	4
Species With Barcodes:	3

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Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Suberites

Genomic DNA is available from 1 specimen with morphological vouchers housed at Queensland Museum

Genomic DNA is available from 1 specimen with morphological vouchers housed at Australian Museum