Meaning of monaxon | Babel Free

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A monaxonal spicule of a sponge.

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“The monaxons are all of large size, being at least twice as thick as the basal rays of the triradiate systems, and not less than 300 μ in length, allowing for those which are apparently not full-grown.”

“In this sponge the ordinary monaxons vary⟳ greatly in size but agree⟳ in their characters, and form⟳ one class in which every gradation can be found between the two extremes of size. […] Again, his fig. 25, intended to represent⟳ a large monaxon with many cells on it, is not convincing to me, as it is not possible with the magnification given (300) to determine⟳ the relation of the cells to the spicule.”

“A desma consists of an ordinary minute monaxon, triradiate or tetraxon spicule called crepis, on which layers of silica have⟳ been deposited irregularly.”

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