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<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC087459FF172E51C645FAAA" ID-CoL="H8DV" authority="Carter, 1886" authorityName="Carter" authorityYear="1886" box="[151,616,1299,1326]" class="Calcarea" family="Leucascidae" genus="Ascoleucetta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Clathrinida" pageId="28" pageNumber="303" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="ventricosa">
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FF172E51C59FFAA9" bold="true" box="[151,434,1300,1326]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Ascoleucetta ventricosa</emphasis>
(Carter, 1886)
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FF172E12C53CFAE9" box="[151,273,1367,1390]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
Cortex with conspicuous inhalant apertures. Microdiactines projected into the lumen of these apertures.
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Synonymies:
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: Carter 1886: 512;
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FCB92E3CC066FA16" box="[825,1099,1401,1425]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Leucosolenia ventricosa</emphasis>
: Dendy 1891: 60
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;
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FAB32E3CC524FA31" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Ascandra ventricosa</emphasis>
: Breitfuss 1898: 215
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;
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FD842EDBC73DFA31" box="[516,784,1438,1462]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Leucosolenia ventricosa</emphasis>
: Dendy &amp; Row 1913: 724
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; Dendy 1918: 7; Tanita 1943b: 82; Burton 1963: 230;
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FE0E2E84C670FA5E" box="[398,605,1473,1497]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Ascaltis ventricosa</emphasis>
: Borojevic 1968: 205
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;
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FCD92E87C063FA5E" box="[857,1102,1474,1497]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Leucascus ventricosus</emphasis>
: Klautau &amp; Valentine 2003: 3
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.
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material:
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BMNH 1886.12.15.32 (= BMNH 1886.12.16.32;
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; Port Phillip Heads,
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; Bracebridge Wilson collection).
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locality:
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Port Phillip Heads,
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.
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FF472D14C609F9EE" box="[199,548,1617,1641]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Additional analysed material:</emphasis>
BMNH 1887.7.12.7
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(Port Phillip Heads,
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, Bracebridge Wilson collection), and SAM S887 (Great Australian Bight Marine Park, Benthic Protection Zone; 322465S, 1303940E;
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; depth:
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). WAM Z40366, Western
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, Dongara, Irwin Reef. Station JWAM30/ T3, 2918.23S, 11451.81E,
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. Coll. J Fromont, CS Whisson and GI Moore
<date id="FF99E7BBEC087459FBC72DF8C0E4F952" box="[1095,1225,1725,1749]" pageId="28" pageNumber="303" value="2006-03-15">15.03.2006</date>
. ZIL (Port Phillip Heads,
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, Breitfuss Collection NO 43,
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).
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FF472C42C579F899" box="[199,340,1799,1822]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Description:</emphasis>
According to the original description, the colour
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC087459FC262C42C7DBF899" box="[934,1014,1799,1822]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">in vivo</emphasis>
is white or pinkish brown, the last occurring probably due to the proximity with a red sponge (Carter 1886). After fixation, the sponges are beige or white (
<figureCitation id="131CDDFEEC087459FF662C08C54CF8E2" box="[230,353,1869,1893]" captionStart="FIGURE 19" captionStartId="29.[151,250,1707,1730]" captionTargetBox="[158,1428,181,1686]" captionTargetId="figure@29.[158,1429,181,1686]" captionTargetPageId="29" captionText="FIGURE 19. Ascoleucetta ventricosa. A B, Preserved specimen (BMNH 1887.7.12.7 (ii) (modified from Cavalcanti &amp; Klautau 2011; Copyright permission 11035892); C, WAM Z 40336; D F, SAM S 887. C, Transverse section showing the cortex (ct), choanocyte tubes and atrium (at); D, Cortical skeleton (SEM); E, Microdiactines (arrow) protruding into the lumen of an inhalant aperture (SEM); F, Microdiactines (SEM)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221871/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="303">Figures 19</figureCitation>
A, B). The body has a firm consistency and is surrounded by a continuous cortex with several conspicuous inhalant apertures. The anastomosis of the tubes varies according to the region of the sponge, being tight externally and loose internally, although this is not so evident in the specimen WAM Z40366 possibly because of its fixation (
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C). It was not possible to recognize oscula in the fragment of the
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. The atrium is wide and surrounded by a thin membrane. Reproductive elements are present in the
<typeStatus id="549C7FD9EC087459FBC52C98C086F872" box="[1093,1195,2013,2037]" pageId="28" pageNumber="303" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC097458FF172DEEC50BF946" bold="true" box="[151,294,1707,1730]" pageId="29" pageNumber="304">FIGURE 19.</emphasis>
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. AB, Preserved specimen (BMNH 1887.7.12.7(
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) (modified from Cavalcanti &amp; Klautau 2011; Copyright permission 11035892); C, WAM Z40336; DF, SAM S887. C, Transverse section showing the cortex (ct), choanocyte tubes and atrium (at); D, Cortical skeleton (SEM); E, Microdiactines (arrow) protruding into the lumen of an inhalant aperture (SEM); F, Microdiactines (SEM).
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The cortical skeleton is formed by large triactines, which are exclusive of this region, and small triactines (
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D). In the fragment of the
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it was not possible to observe these small triactines, but they were present in all the other analysed specimens. Surrounding each inhalant aperture there were fringes of microdiactines, organized in tufts, and pointing into the lumen (
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E, F). The skeleton of the choanocyte tubes was composed of small triactines and tetractines. Some of these tetractines project their apical actine into the lumen of the tubes, which become hispid (
<figureCitation id="131CDDFEEC0A745BFDFF2BD2C6DCFF28" box="[639,753,151,175]" captionStart="FIGURE 20" captionStartId="31.[151,250,1822,1845]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,263,1800]" captionTargetId="figure@31.[158,1428,263,1801]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="FIGURE 20. Ascoleucetta ventricosa (BMNH 1886.12. 15.32, lectotype); A, Apical actine of a tetractine projected into the lumen of a choanocyte tube (arrow); B, Atrial membrane; C, Cortical triactine; D, Choanosomal triactine; E, Tetractine; F, Apical actine of a tetractine (SEM)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221872/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Figure 20</figureCitation>
A), but smooth tubes are also present. The atrial skeleton is formed by triactines and tetractines similar to those found in the choanocyte tubes, however, tetractines seem to be more abundant here (
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B).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF172A62C538FEB8" bold="true" box="[151,277,295,319]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">TABLE 11.</emphasis>
Spicules measurements (µm) of
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFDF62A6DC759FEB8" box="[630,884,296,319]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Ascoleucetta ventricosa</emphasis>
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(L: lectotype).
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF202A25C12CFEF0" bold="true" box="[160,1281,352,375]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Spicules/ Specimens Actine Length (µm) Width (µm)</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFD452AC9C1A7FE25" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[709,1418,396,418]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Min Mean SD Max Min Mean SD Max N</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF202AFDC503FE49" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[160,302,440,462]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Microdiactine</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462AA0C1BFFE7E" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,484,506]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">BMNH 1886.12.15.32 (L) 0</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462954C1BFFDA1" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,528,550]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
BMNH 1887.7.12.7
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFE172954C588FDA1" box="[407,421,529,550]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">ii</emphasis>
46.2 100.0 28.0 133.6 2.4 3.9 0.7 4.9 13
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462978C1BFFDD5" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,572,594]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<geoCoordinate id="EE13A7BCEC0A745BFF462978C72DFDD5" box="[198,768,572,594]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" precision="92" value="-888.255">S887 75.3</geoCoordinate>
117.2 26.7 162.8 2.4 3.4 0.7 4.9 20
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</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF46292DC566FD2D" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF46292DC1BFFDF9" bold="true" box="[198,1426,616,639]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">All specimens 46.2 108.6 8.6 162.8 2.4 3.6 0.2 4.9 </emphasis>
Cortical triactine
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462984C1BFFD51" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,704,727]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">BMNH 1886.12.15.32 (L) 136.5 208.9 61.2 388.5 35.1 52.6 13.3 84.0 30</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33D92F0EC0A745BFF4629A8C1BFFCA9" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF4629A8C1BFFC85" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,748,770]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
BMNH 1887.7.12.7
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFE1729A8C588FC85" box="[407,421,749,770]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">ii</emphasis>
170.0 243.7 40.2 310.0 25.0 39.0 7.5 55.0 30
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF46285CC1BFFCA9" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,792,814]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">S887 170.0 371.3 65.3 470.0 35.0 69.5 11.4 90.0 30</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33D92F0EC0A745BFF462801C1BFFC35" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462801C5A9FC01" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF462801C1BEFCDD" bold="true" box="[198,1427,836,859]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">All specimens 136.5 274.6 69.8 388.5 25.0 53.7 12.5 90.0 </emphasis>
Choanosomal triactine
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF4628D8C1BFFC35" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,924,947]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">BMNH 1886.12.15.32 (L) 117.0 146.4 11.8 169.0 15.6 19.3 2.0 23.4 30</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33D92F0EC0A745BFF46288CC1BFFB8D" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF46288CC1BFFC59" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,968,991]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
BMNH 1887.7.12.7
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFE17288FC588FC58" box="[407,421,970,991]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">ii</emphasis>
110.0 140.8 16.7 180.0 10.0 15.8 2.1 20.0 30
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF4628B0C1BFFB8D" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,1012,1034]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">S887 100.0 126.2 16.5 160.0 12.5 14.5 1.8 17.5 30</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462F64C6A2FBE5" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF462F64C1BFFBB1" bold="true" box="[198,1426,1056,1079]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">All specimens 100.0 137.8 8.5 180.0 10.0 16.5 2.0 23.4 </emphasis>
Tetractine Basal
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462F3CC1BFFB09" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,1144,1167]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">BMNH 1886.12.15.32 (L) 70.2 131.3 16.6 156.0 15.6 19.1 1.6 20.8 30</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33D92F0EC0A745BFF462FE0C1BFFB61" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462FE0C1BFFB3D" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,1188,1210]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
BMNH 1887.7.12.7
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFE172FE0C588FB3D" box="[407,421,1189,1210]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">ii</emphasis>
100.0 133.5 15.9 165.0 10.0 15.0 1.9 20.0 30
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462F94C1BFFB61" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,1232,1254]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">S887 105.0 129.2 11.0 150.0 10.0 13.6 1.7 15.0 30</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462FB8C1BEFA95" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1427,1276,1299]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF462FB8C1BEFA95" bold="true" box="[198,1427,1276,1299]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">All specimens 70.2 131.3 1.8 165.0 10.0 15.9 2.3 20.8 </emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFDD22E6DC6B8FAB9" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[594,661,1320,1342]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Apical</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462E10C1BFFAED" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,1364,1387]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">BMNH 1886.12.15.32 (L) 44.2 72.5 25.3 130.0 6.5 8.9 1.3 11.7 22</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33D92F0EC0A745BFF462EC4C1BFFA45" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="description">
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462EC4C1BFFA11" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,1408,1431]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
BMNH 1887.7.12.7
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFE172EC7C588FA10" box="[407,421,1410,1431]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">ii</emphasis>
34.0 56.0 10.4 77.8 3.6 5.1 0.8 7.3 30
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462EE8C1BFFA45" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" box="[198,1426,1452,1474]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<geoCoordinate id="EE13A7BCEC0A745BFF462EE8C72DFA45" box="[198,768,1453,1474]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" precision="92" value="-887.56665">S887 34.0</geoCoordinate>
66.5 18.6 111.8 2.4 3.4 0.7 4.9 30
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</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF462E9CC58BF9CF" blockId="30.[160,1427,352,1519]" lastBlockId="30.[151,1437,1584,2005]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF462E9CC1BEFA69" bold="true" box="[198,1427,1496,1519]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">All specimens 34.0 65.0 6.8 130.0 2.4 5.8 2.3 11.7 </emphasis>
Spicules (
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):
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF472D11C6B6F9EB" blockId="30.[151,1437,1584,2005]" box="[199,667,1620,1644]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">(i) Microdiactines: Small, with sharp tips;</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF472D3DC69FF933" blockId="30.[151,1437,1584,2005]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
(
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF502D3CC4CDF917" box="[208,224,1657,1680]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">ii</emphasis>
) Cortical triactines (
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C): Large. Actines are conical, straight or slightly curved, sometimes becoming similar to tripods, and with blunt tips;
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF472D85C7D7F95F" blockId="30.[151,1437,1584,2005]" box="[199,1018,1728,1752]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
(
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF502D84C4CAF95F" box="[208,231,1729,1752]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">iii</emphasis>
) Triactines (
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D): Regular, with conical actines and blunt tips;
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF472DA1C0D5F97B" blockId="30.[151,1437,1584,2005]" box="[199,1272,1764,1788]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
(
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF502DA0C4C9F97B" box="[208,228,1765,1788]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">iv</emphasis>
) Tetractines (
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E): Similar to the triactines. The apical actine is smooth (
<figureCitation id="131CDDFEEC0A745BFBEA2DA1C0F6F97B" box="[1130,1243,1764,1788]" captionStart="FIGURE 20" captionStartId="31.[151,250,1822,1845]" captionTargetBox="[160,1427,263,1800]" captionTargetId="figure@31.[158,1428,263,1801]" captionTargetPageId="31" captionText="FIGURE 20. Ascoleucetta ventricosa (BMNH 1886.12. 15.32, lectotype); A, Apical actine of a tetractine projected into the lumen of a choanocyte tube (arrow); B, Atrial membrane; C, Cortical triactine; D, Choanosomal triactine; E, Tetractine; F, Apical actine of a tetractine (SEM)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/221872/files/figure.png" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Figure 20</figureCitation>
F).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C33D92F0EC0A7465FF472C4DC109FE9B" lastPageId="32" lastPageNumber="307" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745BFF472C4DC1B0F80B" blockId="30.[151,1437,1584,2005]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF472C4DC51FF8A7" box="[199,306,1800,1824]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Remarks:</emphasis>
There is a problem with the label of the
<typeStatus id="549C7FD9EC0A745BFC882C4CC715F8A6" box="[776,824,1801,1825]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">type</typeStatus>
specimen of
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFC532C4DC0CDF8A7" box="[979,1248,1800,1824]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Ascoleucetta ventricosa</emphasis>
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deposited in the NHM. Both specimens BMNH 1886.12.15.32 and BMNH 1886.12.16.32 are labelled as “
<typeStatus id="549C7FD9EC0A745BFB2C2C69C13DF8C3" box="[1196,1296,1836,1860]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
-
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFAAF2C69C536F8EF" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC0A745BFAAF2C69C53EF8EF" class="Calcarea" family="Clathrinidae" genus="Clathrina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Clathrinida" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="ventricosa">Clathrina ventricosa</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
. Nevertheless, the analysis of these specimens revealed that they are two fragments of the same specimen. Moreover, the specimen should be considered a
<typeStatus id="549C7FD9EC0A745BFCA92C31C7BEF80B" box="[809,915,1908,1932]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="lectotype">lectotype</typeStatus>
, as Carter (1886) did not designate a
<typeStatus id="549C7FD9EC0A745BFAB32C31C1B4F80B" box="[1331,1433,1908,1932]" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC0A745AFF472CDDC652FF52" blockId="30.[151,1437,1584,2005]" lastBlockId="31.[151,1436,151,213]" lastPageId="31" lastPageNumber="306" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">
Carter (1886) described this species as
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFD032CDDC746F837" box="[643,875,1944,1968]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Clathrina ventricosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but some years later Dendy (1891) transferred it to
<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC0A745BFF342CF9C564F853" box="[180,329,1980,2004]" class="Calcarea" family="Leucosoleniidae" genus="Leucosolenia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Leucosolenida" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" phylum="Porifera" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFF342CF9C564F853" box="[180,329,1980,2004]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Leucosolenia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and more recently Klautau and Valentine (2003) reallocated it in
<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC0A745BFBB12CF8C08BF853" box="[1073,1190,1981,2004]" class="Calcarea" family="Leucascidae" genus="Leucascus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Clathrinida" pageId="30" pageNumber="305" phylum="Porifera" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0A745BFBB12CF8C08BF853" box="[1073,1190,1981,2004]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="305">Leucascus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. As we are proposing the revalidation of
<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC0B745AFEFA2BDDC624FF37" box="[378,521,152,176]" class="Calcarea" family="Leucascidae" genus="Ascoleucetta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Clathrinida" pageId="31" pageNumber="306" phylum="Porifera" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0B745AFEFA2BDDC624FF37" box="[378,521,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="306">Ascoleucetta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, this species has to change genus again, becoming
<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC0B745AFBF42BDDC12EFF37" box="[1140,1283,152,176]" class="Calcarea" family="Leucascidae" genus="Ascoleucetta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Clathrinida" pageId="31" pageNumber="306" phylum="Porifera" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0B745AFBF42BDDC12EFF37" box="[1140,1283,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="306">Ascoleucetta</emphasis>
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as it has all morphological characteristics of this genus.
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0B745AFF172C5BC50FF8B3" bold="true" box="[151,290,1822,1845]" pageId="31" pageNumber="306">FIGURE 20.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC0B745AFEAB2C5AC633F8B2" box="[299,542,1823,1845]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="306">Ascoleucetta ventricosa</emphasis>
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(BMNH 1886.12.15.32, lectotype); A, Apical actine of a tetractine projected into the lumen of a choanocyte tube (arrow); B, Atrial membrane; C, Cortical triactine; D, Choanosomal triactine; E, Tetractine; F, Apical actine of a tetractine (SEM).
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Analysing this species, Dendy (1891) described important characters that were not present in the original description. One of them was the “
<typeStatus id="549C7FD9EC0B745AFDAE2C99C64DF873" box="[558,608,2012,2036]" pageId="31" pageNumber="306">type</typeStatus>
D canal system”, which is presently called solenoid, the other was the presence of microdiactines (which he erroneously called trichoxea), in the margin of the inhalant apertures. These spicules were also mentioned by Burton (1963) and were observed in all specimens analysed here.
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<paragraph id="8B98C17BEC347465FF472BA5C109FE9B" blockId="32.[151,1436,151,392]" pageId="32" pageNumber="307">
<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC347465FF472BA5C5F9FF7F" box="[199,468,224,248]" class="Calcarea" family="Leucascidae" genus="Ascoleucetta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Clathrinida" pageId="32" pageNumber="307" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="compressa">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC347465FF472BA5C5F9FF7F" box="[199,468,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="307">Ascoleucetta compressa</emphasis>
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is very similar to
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC347465FD1E2BA5C71CFF7F" box="[670,817,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="307">A. ventricosa</emphasis>
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. However, these species can be easily differentiated by the presence of trichoxeas in the inhalant apertures of
<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC347465FD742A41C7A7FE9B" box="[756,906,260,284]" class="Calcarea" family="Leucascidae" genus="Ascoleucetta" kingdom="Animalia" order="Clathrinida" pageId="32" pageNumber="307" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="compressa">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC347465FD742A41C7A7FE9B" box="[756,906,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="307">A. compressa</emphasis>
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and microdiactines in
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC347465FB092A41C130FE9B" box="[1161,1309,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="307">A. ventricosa</emphasis>
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.
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<subSubSection id="C33D92F0EC347465FF472A6DC1AAFE00" pageId="32" pageNumber="307" type="distribution">
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<emphasis id="B9531D69EC347465FF472A6DC574FEC7" box="[199,345,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="307">Distribution:</emphasis>
South-West Pacific Ocean. The species was found next to Port Phillip Heads (Carter 1886; Dendy 1891), Tasmania (Dendy 1918), and in the Great Australian Marine Park (as
<taxonomicName id="4C27BAF8EC347465FBC42A08C095FEE3" box="[1092,1208,333,356]" class="Calcarea" family="Leucascidae" genus="Leucascus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Clathrinida" pageId="32" pageNumber="307" phylum="Porifera" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC347465FBC42A08C095FEE3" box="[1092,1208,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="307">Leucascus</emphasis>
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sp.; Sorokin, Currie &amp; Ward 2005)—
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. Spalding
<emphasis id="B9531D69EC347465FDB32A34C649FE0F" box="[563,612,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="307">et al</emphasis>
. (2007) corresponding ecoregions: Bassian and Great Australian Bight.
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