Two new species of Halichondrida (Demospongiae) and the first record of Phycopsis and Ciocalapata for Brazil
Author
Lage, Anaíra
Author
Carvalho, Mariana De S.
Author
Menegola, Carla
carla.menegola@gmail.com
text
Zootaxa
2013
2013-11-05
3734
2
292
300
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3734.2.12
1175-5326
5275629
9E4C123C-5FA9-4414-BFCC-7DCEADC7A3A3
Genus
Ciocalapata
de Laubenfels, 1936
Diagnosis.
Halichondriidae
with massive, fragile or globose shape, consistency is soggy or firm. Detachable tangential ectosomal skeleton of intercrossing bundles of spicules and choanosomal skeleton confuse or trabecular with thick spicule tracts. Spicules are oxeas (in two size categories) and styles. (modified from
Erpenbeck & van Soest 2002
).