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TABLE 12 in Eleven new heteroscleromorph Demospongiae (Porifera), and a new record of the tetractinellid Ancorina corticata, from Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount on the Madagascar Ridge in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO)

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TABLE 12. Comparative spicule dimensions of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) cacumen Payne, Samaai & Gibbons sp. nov. specimens and the species of Callyspongia (Callyspongia) occurring in the region of interest (WIO & South Africa). Micrometric values are in µm, n = 20 where applicable.

SpecimenOxea
Callyspongia (Callyspongia) cacumen sp. nov.Holotype TS 236964 (57–69) × 3 (2–4)
Paratype TS 233069 (61–76) × 4 (2–4)
Paratype TS 234164 (55–69) × 3 (2–4)
Paratype TS 235366 (58–75) × 3 (2–4)
Callyspongia (Callyspongia) differentiata (Dendy, 1922)80 × 3
Callyspongia (Callyspongia) reticutis (Dendy, 1905)72 × 3
Callyspongia (Callyspongia) tubulosa (Linnaeus, 1759) sensu (Esper, 1797)110–140 × 13

Notes

Published as part of Payne, Robyn P., Samaai, Toufiek, Janson, Liesl, Kerwath, Sven E. & Gibbons, Mark J., 2025, Eleven new heteroscleromorph Demospongiae (Porifera), and a new record of the tetractinellid Ancorina corticata, from Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount on the Madagascar Ridge in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO), pp. 49 in Zootaxa 5575 (1) on page 49, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5575.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/14746045

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