Table 3. Species of the genus Phoriospongia Marshall, 1880; characteristics based on the original descriptions.
Species Author Distribution Shape Megascleres Size (μm) Microscleres Size (μm)
P. arenifibrosa (Dendy, 1896) Australia – “Broken” “Not measured” Isochelae 16
P. argentea (Marshall, 1880) Australia Massive Styles 80 – –
P. caniculata Lendenfeld, 1889 Australia – Oxeas 160 × 4 Sigmas 47
P. carcinophila (Lendenfeld, 1889) Australia – Two sizes of strongyles 200 × 1 and 200 × 2 – –
P. flabellopalmata (Carter, 1885) Australia – Styles 270 × 4 Raphids –
P. levis Lendenfeld, 1888 Australia – Strongyles 100 × 1 Sigmas 30
P. mammilata (Lendenfeld, 1888) Australia – Strongyles 250 × 6 – –
P. papillosa (Lamarck, 1815) Australia – No macrosleres – – –
P. poni (de Laubenfels, 1950) Hawaii – Strongyles; oxeas; styles 90 × 5; 120 × 5; 120 × 5 Raphids 90 × 0.5
P. reticulum Marshall, 1880 Australia – Tylostyles – Sigmas 50
P. solida Marshall, 1880 Australia Massive Tylostyles 200–300 Sigmas 40
P. squalida (Lendenfeld, 1888) Australia – – – – –
P. syringiana (Whitelegge, 1906) Australia Branching Strongyles 130–150 × 5.5 Sigmas, chelae “Various”