Scypha Slides

Use Scypha slides to teach about marine life or compare and contrast animal body types

Scypha are small, tube shaped marine calcarious sponges. They are sedentary and attach in colonies to rocks and other non-moving material in shallow seawater. Scypha typically have a diploblastic body and show a syconoid type of canal system.

We offer individual Scypha slides of:
Scypha grantia (cross section) hematoxylin & eosin- Ascon type sponge. Decalcified and stained to show the general structure of the canals and body wall.
Scypha (median- longitudinal section) h&e- Section through body and osculum. It highlights the relationship between incurrent and radial canals.
Scypha (longitudinal section) hematoxylin & eosin- Near median section shows relationship of incurrent and radial canals.
Scypha, (cross section & longitudinal section) hematoxylin & eosin- Demonstrates general structure of canals and body wall.
Scypha, thick section (cross section) hematoxylin & eosin- Thick section. Shows spicules and their relationship to canal systems.
Scypha, Spicule Strew (whole mount)- Typical forms of calcarious spicules. Unstained.