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44 Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Paper <strong>NMFS</strong> 12<br />

28. Erylus aleuticus Lehnert, S<strong>to</strong>ne and Heimler, 2006<br />

Description. Lobate sponge consists <strong>of</strong> several flattened<br />

lobes (oval <strong>to</strong> circular). The surface is hard due<br />

<strong>to</strong> an ec<strong>to</strong>somal crust <strong>of</strong> aspidasters about 0.5 mm in<br />

thickness. Numerous uniporal orifices are scattered<br />

over <strong>the</strong> surface at intervals <strong>of</strong> 0.5–1.0 mm. The orifices<br />

are circular, 0.5–1.0 mm in diameter, and slightly (

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