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Spherical sponge attached to dead coral,
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high,
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diameter (
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), with a distinct 4-mmthick semi-translucent cortex (
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). The surface is rough and armoured with projecting orthotriaene megascleres. Texture in life is tough, incompressible externally, cortex thick and rigid, choanosome slightly fleshy. Colour in life dull yellow to cream.
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Megascleres and microscleres of
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Spicule dimensions (μm) of
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<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09A14FF65FEC6F38D" bold="true" box="[306,357,227,246]" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">gen.</emphasis>
et
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09AB2FF65FE56F38D" bold="true" box="[404,501,227,246]" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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given as length [mean (minimum maximum)] × width [mean (minimum maximum)].
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09A08FE98FEE3F24B" box="[302,320,286,304]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">N</emphasis>
= 20 if not indicated otherwise; total clad length taken from point of inception of axial thread
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<paragraph id="8B8936BDFFABFFA09925FEF2FDD3F003" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<table id="F936C41DFFAB00549B82FEF2FCA8F003" box="[164,779,372,888]" gridcols="2" gridrows="17" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
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<th id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FEF2FCA8F2FC" box="[164,779,372,391]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Holotype NIWA</th>
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<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FE14FE3BF2DE" box="[164,408,402,421]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Parameter</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FE14FCA8F2DE" box="[515,779,402,421]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">86177 mean (range)</td>
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<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FE4AFCA8F2A4" box="[164,779,460,479]" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FE4AFCA8F2A4" box="[164,779,460,479]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Oxea</td>
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<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FE6FFCA8F287" box="[164,779,489,508]" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FE6FFE3BF287" box="[164,408,489,508]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">length</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FE6FFCA8F287" box="[515,779,489,508]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">4193 (32504850)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FD80FCA8F162" box="[164,779,518,537]" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FD80FE3BF162" box="[164,408,518,537]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">width (max)</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FD80FCA8F162" box="[515,779,518,537]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">69 (4085)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FDA5FCA8F14C" box="[164,779,547,567]" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="346" rowspan-1="1">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FDA5FE3BF14C" box="[164,408,547,567]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Orthotriaene I</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FDC6FCA8F12F" box="[164,779,576,596]" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FDC6FE3BF12F" box="[164,408,576,596]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">length</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FDC6FCA8F12F" box="[515,779,576,596]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">2773 (20753075)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FDD8FCA8F10A" box="[164,779,606,625]" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FDD8FE3BF10A" box="[164,408,606,625]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">rhabd width (max)</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FDD8FCA8F10A" box="[515,779,606,625]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">158 (140180)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FDFDFCA8F1F5" box="[164,779,635,654]" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FDFDFE3BF1F5" box="[164,408,635,654]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">cladome width (max)</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FDFDFCA8F1F5" box="[515,779,635,654]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">195 (140240)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FD1EFCA8F1D0" box="[164,779,664,683]" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FD1EFE3BF1D0" box="[164,408,664,683]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">total clad length</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FD1EFCA8F1D0" box="[515,779,664,683]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">107 (80140)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FD30FCA8F1B2" box="[164,779,694,713]" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FD30FCA8F1B2" box="[164,779,694,713]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Orthotriaene II</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FD55FCA8F19D" box="[164,779,723,742]" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FD55FE3BF19D" box="[164,408,723,742]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">length</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FD55FCA8F19D" box="[515,779,723,742]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
2067 (13252500) (
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA099ECFD55FD7FF19E" box="[714,732,723,741]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">N</emphasis>
= 8)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FD76FCA8F07F" box="[164,779,752,772]" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FD76FE3BF07F" box="[164,408,752,772]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">rhabd width (max)</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FD76FCA8F07F" box="[515,779,752,772]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
96 (75110) (
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09985FD77FD16F078" box="[675,693,753,771]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">N</emphasis>
= 8)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FC8BFCA8F05A" box="[164,779,781,801]" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FC8BFE3BF05A" box="[164,408,781,801]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">cladome width (max)</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FC8BFCA8F05A" box="[515,779,781,801]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
187 (100300) (
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09997FC88FD60F05B" box="[689,707,782,800]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">N</emphasis>
= 8)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FCADFCA8F045" box="[164,779,811,830]" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FCADFE3BF045" box="[164,408,811,830]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">total clad length</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FCADFCA8F045" box="[515,779,811,830]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
104 (50150) (
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09982FCADFD15F046" box="[676,694,811,829]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">N</emphasis>
= 8)
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FCCEFCA8F020" box="[164,779,840,859]" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FCCEFCA8F020" box="[164,779,840,859]" colspan="2" colspanRight="1" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Sigmaspires</td>
</tr>
<tr id="350634FFFFAB00549B82FCE3FCA8F003" box="[164,779,869,888]" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549B82FCE3FE3BF003" box="[164,408,869,888]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">maximum dimension</td>
<td id="76D75D83FFAB00549925FCE3FCA8F003" box="[515,779,869,888]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">5 (46)</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8936BDFFABFFA09B82FC26FEA8F0AB" blockId="11.[164,778,928,976]" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">NIWA, National Institute of Water &amp; Atmospheric Research.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8936BDFFABFFA09B82FB89FEA7F75F" blockId="11.[164,779,1039,1275]" box="[164,260,1039,1060]" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09B82FB89FEA7F75F" box="[164,260,1039,1060]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Skeleton</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8936BDFFABFFA09B82FBA8FEFBF780" blockId="11.[164,779,1039,1275]" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
Oxeas radiate strictly from a centrum in the middle of the choanosome, forming tracts that extend through the thick cortex and beyond. Orthotriaenes form bouquets in the cortex (
<figureCitation id="130D2A38FFABFFA09AD8FB0CFDD5F7E4" box="[510,630,1162,1184]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="9.[164,242,1147,1166]" captionTargetBox="[244,1364,194,1117]" captionTargetId="figure-171@9.[244,1364,194,1117]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 5. Morphology and skeletal architecture of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov., holotype NIWA 86177, Colville Ridge, Kermadec Volcanic Arc, 387422 m: A, preserved specimen, scale bar = 10 mm; B, preserved specimen showing thick cortex and strictly radiating skeleton, emanating from a centrum, scale bar = 10 mm; C, D, histological thick section showing strictly radiating megascleres in cortex, scale bars = 200 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10109479" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10109479/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Fig. 5C, D</figureCitation>
) and extend well beyond the surface of the sponge (
<figureCitation id="130D2A38FFABFFA099A4FB2EFD5DF7C5" box="[642,766,1192,1214]" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="9.[164,242,1147,1166]" captionTargetBox="[244,1364,194,1117]" captionTargetId="figure-171@9.[244,1364,194,1117]" captionTargetPageId="9" captionText="Figure 5. Morphology and skeletal architecture of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov., holotype NIWA 86177, Colville Ridge, Kermadec Volcanic Arc, 387422 m: A, preserved specimen, scale bar = 10 mm; B, preserved specimen showing thick cortex and strictly radiating skeleton, emanating from a centrum, scale bar = 10 mm; C, D, histological thick section showing strictly radiating megascleres in cortex, scale bars = 200 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10109479" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10109479/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Fig. 5B, D</figureCitation>
), the clubbed cladomes of the triaenes forming a closely packed armour.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8936BDFFABFFA09B82FAB7FEA0F63D" blockId="11.[164,779,1329,1902]" box="[164,259,1329,1350]" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09B82FAB7FEA0F63D" box="[164,259,1329,1350]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Spicules</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8936BDFFABFFA09B82FAD6FB15F22E" blockId="11.[164,779,1329,1902]" lastBlockId="11.[826,1441,197,463]" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
Megascleres (
<tableCitation id="C6B40306FFABFFA09A1AFAD6FE32F61D" box="[316,401,1360,1382]" captionStart="Table 3" captionStartId="11.[164,233,197,216]" captionText="Table 3. Spicule dimensions (μm) of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov. given as length [mean (minimum maximum)] × width [mean (minimum maximum)]. N = 20 if not indicated otherwise; total clad length taken from point of inception of axial thread" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Table 3</tableCitation>
): Oxeas (
<figureCitation id="130D2A38FFABFFA09ADCFAD6FDEDF61D" box="[506,590,1360,1382]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[144,222,1634,1653]" captionTargetBox="[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetId="figure-0@10.[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6. Megascleres and microscleres of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov., holotype NIWA 86177, Colville Ridge, Kermadec Volcanic Arc, 387422 m: A, oxea, one end showing strong attenuation, scale bar = 1000 μm; B, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed clads, scale bar = 1000 μm; C, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed bulbous clads, scanning electron microscopy (left), light microscopy (LM) (right), scale bar = 200 μm; D, orthotriaene I megasclere with reduced irregular clads, scale bar = 200 μm; E, orthotriaene I megascleres with diaene modifications, scale bar = 200 μm; F, orthotriaene I megasclere with monaene modification, LM, scale bar = 200 μm; G, orthotriaene II megasclere with normal clads, scale bar = 200 μm; H, orthotriaene II megasclere with irregular reduced clads, entirely smooth, scale bar = 200 μm; I, sigmaspires, scale bar = 5 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10109481" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10109481/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
), straight, thickest in middle, attenuates to a fine to slightly rounded point, 4193 (32504850) × 69 (4085) μm. Orthotriaenes I (
<figureCitation id="130D2A38FFABFFA09B9BFA2DFE8CF6BA" box="[189,303,1451,1473]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[144,222,1634,1653]" captionTargetBox="[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetId="figure-0@10.[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6. Megascleres and microscleres of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov., holotype NIWA 86177, Colville Ridge, Kermadec Volcanic Arc, 387422 m: A, oxea, one end showing strong attenuation, scale bar = 1000 μm; B, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed clads, scale bar = 1000 μm; C, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed bulbous clads, scanning electron microscopy (left), light microscopy (LM) (right), scale bar = 200 μm; D, orthotriaene I megasclere with reduced irregular clads, scale bar = 200 μm; E, orthotriaene I megascleres with diaene modifications, scale bar = 200 μm; F, orthotriaene I megasclere with monaene modification, LM, scale bar = 200 μm; G, orthotriaene II megasclere with normal clads, scale bar = 200 μm; H, orthotriaene II megasclere with irregular reduced clads, entirely smooth, scale bar = 200 μm; I, sigmaspires, scale bar = 5 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10109481" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10109481/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Fig. 6BH</figureCitation>
) with perfectly straight, conical rhabdome and rounded distal end. Cladome narrow, clads clubbed, typically spherical (
<figureCitation id="130D2A38FFABFFA09AA4FA6FFE70F684" box="[386,467,1513,1535]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[144,222,1634,1653]" captionTargetBox="[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetId="figure-0@10.[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6. Megascleres and microscleres of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov., holotype NIWA 86177, Colville Ridge, Kermadec Volcanic Arc, 387422 m: A, oxea, one end showing strong attenuation, scale bar = 1000 μm; B, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed clads, scale bar = 1000 μm; C, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed bulbous clads, scanning electron microscopy (left), light microscopy (LM) (right), scale bar = 200 μm; D, orthotriaene I megasclere with reduced irregular clads, scale bar = 200 μm; E, orthotriaene I megascleres with diaene modifications, scale bar = 200 μm; F, orthotriaene I megasclere with monaene modification, LM, scale bar = 200 μm; G, orthotriaene II megasclere with normal clads, scale bar = 200 μm; H, orthotriaene II megasclere with irregular reduced clads, entirely smooth, scale bar = 200 μm; I, sigmaspires, scale bar = 5 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10109481" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10109481/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Fig. 6C</figureCitation>
) to reduced (
<figureCitation id="130D2A38FFABFFA0994FFA6FFD1DF684" box="[617,702,1513,1535]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[144,222,1634,1653]" captionTargetBox="[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetId="figure-0@10.[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6. Megascleres and microscleres of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov., holotype NIWA 86177, Colville Ridge, Kermadec Volcanic Arc, 387422 m: A, oxea, one end showing strong attenuation, scale bar = 1000 μm; B, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed clads, scale bar = 1000 μm; C, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed bulbous clads, scanning electron microscopy (left), light microscopy (LM) (right), scale bar = 200 μm; D, orthotriaene I megasclere with reduced irregular clads, scale bar = 200 μm; E, orthotriaene I megascleres with diaene modifications, scale bar = 200 μm; F, orthotriaene I megasclere with monaene modification, LM, scale bar = 200 μm; G, orthotriaene II megasclere with normal clads, scale bar = 200 μm; H, orthotriaene II megasclere with irregular reduced clads, entirely smooth, scale bar = 200 μm; I, sigmaspires, scale bar = 5 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10109481" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10109481/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Fig. 6D</figureCitation>
), often modified to diaenes (
<figureCitation id="130D2A38FFABFFA09A8CF981FDA2F566" box="[426,513,1543,1565]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[144,222,1634,1653]" captionTargetBox="[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetId="figure-0@10.[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6. Megascleres and microscleres of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov., holotype NIWA 86177, Colville Ridge, Kermadec Volcanic Arc, 387422 m: A, oxea, one end showing strong attenuation, scale bar = 1000 μm; B, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed clads, scale bar = 1000 μm; C, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed bulbous clads, scanning electron microscopy (left), light microscopy (LM) (right), scale bar = 200 μm; D, orthotriaene I megasclere with reduced irregular clads, scale bar = 200 μm; E, orthotriaene I megascleres with diaene modifications, scale bar = 200 μm; F, orthotriaene I megasclere with monaene modification, LM, scale bar = 200 μm; G, orthotriaene II megasclere with normal clads, scale bar = 200 μm; H, orthotriaene II megasclere with irregular reduced clads, entirely smooth, scale bar = 200 μm; I, sigmaspires, scale bar = 5 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10109481" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10109481/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Fig. 6E</figureCitation>
), rarely to monaenes (
<figureCitation id="130D2A38FFABFFA09B8AF9A0FF58F547" box="[172,251,1574,1596]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="10.[144,222,1634,1653]" captionTargetBox="[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetId="figure-0@10.[303,1263,192,1604]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figure 6. Megascleres and microscleres of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov., holotype NIWA 86177, Colville Ridge, Kermadec Volcanic Arc, 387422 m: A, oxea, one end showing strong attenuation, scale bar = 1000 μm; B, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed clads, scale bar = 1000 μm; C, orthotriaene I megascleres with clubbed bulbous clads, scanning electron microscopy (left), light microscopy (LM) (right), scale bar = 200 μm; D, orthotriaene I megasclere with reduced irregular clads, scale bar = 200 μm; E, orthotriaene I megascleres with diaene modifications, scale bar = 200 μm; F, orthotriaene I megasclere with monaene modification, LM, scale bar = 200 μm; G, orthotriaene II megasclere with normal clads, scale bar = 200 μm; H, orthotriaene II megasclere with irregular reduced clads, entirely smooth, scale bar = 200 μm; I, sigmaspires, scale bar = 5 μm." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10109481" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/10109481/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Fig. 6F</figureCitation>
). Cladome and upper rhabdome acanthose with regularly spaced low mounds. Occasionally entirely smooth: total length (cladome + rhabdome) 2773 (2075 3075) μm, maximum rhabdome width 158 (140 180) μm, total cladome width 195 (140240) μm, clad length from axial inception 107 (80140) μm. Orthotriaenes II with a relatively short, straight rhabdome and pointed distal end. Cladome normal with short robust slightly curved clads, one or two often clubbed, often modified to diaenes, frequently smooth to faintly acanthose, or acanthose with regularly spaced low mounds: total length (cladome + rhabdome) 2067 (13252500) μm,
<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA09E7DFF62FACCF382" box="[1371,1391,228,249]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">N</emphasis>
= 8, maximum rhabdome width 96 (75110) μm, total cladome width 187 (100300) μm, clad length from axial inception 104 (50150) μm.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8936BDFFABFFA09875FED8FAD8F2B4" blockId="11.[826,1441,197,463]" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">
Microscleres (
<tableCitation id="C6B40306FFABFFA098D6FED8FBE6F20F" box="[1008,1093,350,372]" captionStart="Table 3" captionStartId="11.[164,233,197,216]" captionText="Table 3. Spicule dimensions (μm) of Stupenda singularis gen. et sp. nov. given as length [mean (minimum maximum)] × width [mean (minimum maximum)]. N = 20 if not indicated otherwise; total clad length taken from point of inception of axial thread" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Table 3</tableCitation>
): Sigmaspires (
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), lightly and irregularly spined along the axis, more heavily spined at the ends, spines arranged in a clawed arrangement or extending laterally, contort, length 5 (46) μm.
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<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA0981CFD8CFB97F164" box="[826,1076,522,543]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Substrate and ecology</emphasis>
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Attached to a piece of coral rubble. The habitat was predominantly coral rubble and pumice, which supported high numbers and diversity of hard and soft corals, plexaurid gorgonians, and sea anemones (
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Wysoczanski
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., 2012
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).
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<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA0981CFD72FC12F072" box="[826,945,756,777]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">Etymology</emphasis>
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Named after the unique characteristics of the species and the remarkable nature of the spicule complement (
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<emphasis id="B942EAAFFFABFFA098A1FCD6FC59F01E" box="[903,1018,848,869]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="346">singularis</emphasis>
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, unique, extraordinary; Latin).
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