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Table 8 Comparative table of spicule micrometries, distribution and depth for the species of Echinostylinos

From: Seven new species of sponges (Porifera) from deep-sea coral mounds at Campos Basin (SW Atlantic)

 

Styles

Arcuate isochelae (or as noted otherwise)

Sigmas

Distribution/depth (m)

E. brasiliensis sp. nov.

I: 776–1048/18–22

22–30

 

Campos Basin, Brazil/1100–1130

E. glomeris (Topsent, 1904)

I: 900–1000/7–8

60

 

Azores/599

II: 1400–1500/17–20

 

E. gorgonopsis Lévi, 1993

I: 250–370/4–5

30–50

 

New Caledonia/950–1000

(“arbusculaire” = Abyssocladia?)

II: 525–650/16–17

E. hirsutus Koltun, 1970

I: 400–540/5–10

II: 660–1650/45–54

III: ?

18–27

I: 16–22

NW Pacific/1440–1540

E. lingua (Koltun, 1970) (as Esperiopsis in WPD)

550–870/13–16

I: 44–55 (possibly arcuate)

II: 18–32 (possibly palmate)

I: 77–148

NW Pacific/472–479

E. mycaloides Koltun, 1970

I: 495–610/8

II: 825–935/18–24

III: 200–325 × 5

71–94

 

NW Pacific/

2165–2265

E. patriciae nom.nov. (=E. reticulatus sensu Bergquist and Fromont, 1988)

I: 387–530/8–13

II: 202–300/3–6

28–40

I: 22–36

New Zealand/55–110

II: 15–18

E. reticulatus Topsent, 1927

I: 500–560/26–30

II: 245–280/3

27–43/5–9

I: 22

II: 15

Azores/919

E. schmidti (Arnesen, 1903)

1200

40

20

Norway/500

E. shimushirensis Koltun, 1970

I: 275–358/5–8

II: 1320–1590/29–37

32–54

I: 27–48

NW Pacific/445

II: 16–22

E. stylophora (Lévi and Lévi, 1983)

I. 300–320

I. 38–40 × 25 (arcuate)

30–60

New Caledonia/510–525

II. 700–800/30–40

II. 20 (arcuate)

E. tubiformis (Lévi, 1993)

I. 1300–1400/30

II. 300–370/5

35–48 × 30 (arcuate)

I. 30/2

II. 15–19/1

New Caledonia/965

  1. Values are expressed in µm, length/width value. Data are from original descriptions, unless stated otherwise