DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15139795
title: TABLE 2 in First records of Hamacantha species from seamounts off eastern Australia (Porifera, Demospongiae, Merliida), with description of four new species

description: TABLE 2. Comparison of the known Hamacantha (Vomerula) species. Measurements are Minimum-(Average)-Maximum of the spicules (μm).
SpeciesLocationDepth (m)Mega scleres (μm)Mega scleres (μm)Diancistras (μm)Sigmas (μm)Microoxeas (μm)Raphides (μm)Toxas (μm)Trichodragmata (μm)H. (V.) acerata Lévi, 1993: 36–37, Fig 13 ANew Caledonia675–680330–390 x 7–8I:190–200 II:42–4518H. (V.) agassizi Topsent, 1920: 12Caribbean130–151340–416 x 8–10127–14012H. (V.) atoxa Lévi, 1993: 37–38, Fig. 13 B, Pl. III, Fig. 8.New Caledonia440400–430 x 8I: 175–160; II: 40–43; III: 20H. (V.) azorica Topsent, 1904: 221–222; sensu Calcinai et al. (2013): 8–9, Fig. 5.North Atlantic/ Mediterranean200–1022290–400 x 5–12190–240 x 30–4517.5–40 x 1.2–1.585–105 x 1.5–2.5H. (V.) bowerbanki Lundbeck, 1902: 99–104North Atlantic241–2317I: 160; II: 45–57; III: 21–2880–157H. (V.) carteri Topsent, 1904: 218–220, Pl. XVI, Fig. 2,8.North Atlantic1165–1600700–800 x 13I: 110–150; II: 27C and S: 20H. (V.) cassanoi Lehnert & Stone, 2016: 370–374, Fig. 4.North Atlantic174460–675 x 8–1145–212 x 14–2214–22 x 1–1.5H. (V.) esperioides (Ridley & Dendy, 1886): 337; (Ridley & Dendy 1887): 60–61.South Africa274–1097700 x 19I: 177 x 19 II: 38presentH. (V.) falcula (Bowerbank, 1874): 207, Pl. LXXIV 1–3.North Atlantic102–2280presentI: 100–178; II: 30–57; III: 30–5760–157H. (V.) forcipulata Lévi, 1993: 38, Fig. 13 CNew Caledonia440–460370–460 x 12120–170 x 3525 x 1H. (V.) integra Topsent, 1904: 222–223.North Atlantic793350–650 x 13–15acanthose exotyles: 500–53075–90H. (V.) jeanvaceleti Castello-Branco & Hajdu, 2018:70–72, Fig. 2.SW Atlantic2200–1600398–524I: 194–281; II: 29–62H. (V.) klausruetzleri Castello-Branco & Hajdu, 2018: 72–76, Fig. 3.SW Atlantic1165–1245398–514 x 7–12Strongyles: 291–349 x 10–14I: 175–262; II: 36–50I: 74–115; II: 29–50H. (V.) levii sp. nov.SE Australia983337–(410)– 574 x 6.7– (10.4)–14.7I: 102–(108)–119 x 5.9–(8.3)–10.5 II: 28.8–(46.6)– 66.1 x 1.2–(2.1)– 3.1 III: 21.4–(23.6)– 26.3 x 1.0–(1.3)– 1.5H. (V.) mamoi Ise, Woo, Tan & Fujita, 2019: 476–478, Figs 2–3.Japan, North Pacific223–113Styles: 347–431 x 10–12I:149–163 x 15–18, II:28–36 x 2–351–64 x 2–3H. (V.) megancistra Pulitzer –Finali, 1978: 49–51; Fig. 16.Medi-terranean135370–650 x 7–12480–800 x 7–1020–280 x 7–8.5100H. (V.) melliflura sp. nov.SE Australia300301–(428)– 489 x 7.4– (12.2)–17.4I: 109–(127)–141 x 5.9–(8.2)–12.3 II: 33.8–(46.2)– 64.6 x 1.2–(2.1)– 5.8266–(298)– 350 x 3.0– (4.5)–5.7H. (V.) microxifera Lopes & Hajdu, 2004: 27–28, Fig. 4.South Atlantic167301–572 x 10–13103–15148–67H. (V.) mindanaensis Wilson, 1925: 437–439.Philippines229–878470–500 x 12I: 160–180; II: <10016–18H. (V.) novacula sp. nov.Australia880–1100350–(459)– 548 x 6.0– (8.7)–11.0I: 139–(189)–229 x 9.6–(12.0)–15.6 II:47–(63)–85 x 3.5–(5.3)–7.820–(26)–30 x 1–(1.25)– 1.5H. (V.) papillata Vosmaer, 1885: 28; sensu Hajdu (1994): Table 1.North Atlantic /Mediterranean265–329270–702 x 6.6–19.3175–217 x 5.5–10.5104–120 x 1132 x 64H. (V.) popana (de Laubenfels, 1935):5 Fig. 4.; sensu Hajdu 1994:63–68, Fig. 1. Pl. 1–2.California, East North Pacific?454–713 x 8.8–14.3218–246 x 9.9–17.625.3–31.9 x 1.5–2.2H. (V.) ridleyi sp. nov.SE Australia1100–1300292–(385)– 437 x 7.6– (9.9)–12.6I; 83–(96)–105 x 5.0–(8.8)–12.5 II: 19–(24)–30 x 1.0–(1.1)–1.748–(54)–65 x 2–(2)–2H. (V.) tenda (Schmidt, 1880): 82; sensu Hajdu (1994): Table 1.Caribbean?450–760 x 11–18250–26556–103H. (V.) tibicen (Schmidt, 1880): 83; sensu Hajdu (1994) declared unrecognizable (sensu Van Soest, 1984a).Caribbean511??????H. (V.) umisachii Ise, Woo, Tan & Fujita, 2019: 478–481, Figs 4–5.Japan, North Pacific778–682Styles: 249– 358 x 8–12I:158–207 x11–16, II:48–75 x 4–929–36 x 2
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description: Published as part of Ekins, Merrick, Baker, Soraya & Hooper, John N. A., 2023, First records of Hamacantha species from seamounts off eastern Australia (Porifera, Demospongiae, Merliida), with description of four new species, pp. 389-392 in Zootaxa 5318 (3) on page 389, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5318.3.4, http://zenodo.org/record/8166946