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Slides of the
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: BMNH 1954.2.24.5 (1 slide containing sections of the skeleton and 1 containing dissociated spicules), BMNH 1954.2.24.6 (only 1 slide with dissociated spicules), BMNH 1954.2.24.7 (2 slides), BMNH 1954.2.24.27 (1 slide), BMNH 1954.2.24.28 (1 slide), BMNH 1954.2.24.29 (1 slide), and BMNH 1954.2.24.30 (1 slide) (only sections of the skeleton). Suez, Red Sea.
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It is worth mentioning that the spicule categories observed in BMNH 1954.2.24.6 are typical of
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(by the presence, for instance, of giant tetractines) and very different from those found in the other samples, indicating that it is not
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. In addition, it is not clear to us if the sections observed in the slide BMNH 1954.2.24.30 were prepared in a different manner (and thus, the organisation of the skeleton did not seem to be the same as that of the remaining specimens) or if it also corresponds to a different species. All the other specimens correspond to
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<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4416FFA1FF130815FED2E64A" bold="true" box="[151,277,1890,1912]" pageId="6">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of
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(A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines.
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In the original description (
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) there is no mention to differences at the morphology of the specimens, which are described as “small, irregularly massive, and usually with a single osculum at the top”. The sections are not stained, but according to the original description, the aquiferous system is sylleibid. The sponge surface is perforated by giant diactines that cross the choanosome, almost reaching the atrium (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FBCF0E73FB62E021" box="[1099,1189,260,285]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Tangential triactines occur at the surface, being rare in the specimen BMNH 1954.2.24.28 (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FC540E50FBECE07D" box="[976,1067,295,320]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
). The cortical skeleton has also tetractines that are never giant; their short apical actine is projected into the sponge (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FBE30E3BFB05E059" box="[1127,1218,332,357]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
). Some subcortical lacunae and subcortical pseudosagittal triactines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FD500E18FCE4E0B5" box="[724,803,367,392]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Figs. 3</figureCitation>
BC) were found in all the specimens but the BMNH 1954.2.24.27. Inner triactines are the main components of the choanosomal skeleton. The unpaired actines of those just below the cortical or subcortical layers point to the cortex, in opposition to the apical actines of cortical tetractines or (less common) to the long paired actine of the pseudosagittal spicules. Choanosomal tetractines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FAEB0EABFF7DE325" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3D</figureCitation>
) were found in two of the analysed specimens (BMNH 1954.2.24.7 and BMNH 1954.2.24.27). The skeleton of the choanosome is predominantly articulated, with several layers of spicules that point their unpaired actines to the distal portion of the sponge (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FE5C0D30FDE8E35D" box="[472,559,583,608]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
). Nevertheless, in some sections, the choanosome is disorganised, and it is not clear whether this disorganisation is caused by the presence of canals. The atrial skeleton is formed of tetractines that differ from those of the canals (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FDB00DF8FD4EE395" box="[564,649,655,680]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3F</figureCitation>
) mainly by the length of the apical actines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FB070DF8FB19E395" box="[1155,1246,655,680]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3H</figureCitation>
). Microdiactines were found close to the cortex of the specimens BMNH 1954.2.24.27 and BMNH 1954.2.24.28 (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FB680DC3FA81E3F1" box="[1260,1350,692,717]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
). Large triactines close to the atrial surface were observed in BMNH 1954.2.24.29 (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FC630DA0FB86E3CD" box="[999,1089,727,752]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3G</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4417FFA0FF430D8BFEEEE228" bold="true" box="[199,297,764,789]" pageId="7">Spicules</emphasis>
(measured from BMNH 1954.2.24.5, except for those indicated below):
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Microdiactines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FEFB0C68FE10E205" box="[383,471,799,824]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
): Thin and long, with blunt or sharp tips (93.5116.4 ± 150.456.1/2.8 ± 0.5 µm; N = 4; BMNH 1954.2.24.28).
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Diactines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FEC50C10FE59E2BD" box="[321,414,871,896]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1442,1464]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Spicules of the paralectotype of Leucandrilla intermedia BMNH 1954.2.24.5. A—Diactine, B—Cortical triactine, C—Cortical tetractine, D—Pseudosagittal triactine (sp: short paired; lp: long paired; u: unpaired), E—Choanosomal triactine, F—Choanosomal tetractine, G—Tetractine of the canals, H—Atrial tetractine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599226/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
): Most of them are broken at the distal part. Straight and fusiform (549.3991.4 ± 324.2 1835.3/ 31.9 ± 6.9 µm; N = 30).
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Cortical triactines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FE1B0CD8FE3FE2F5" box="[415,504,943,968]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1442,1464]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Spicules of the paralectotype of Leucandrilla intermedia BMNH 1954.2.24.5. A—Diactine, B—Cortical triactine, C—Cortical tetractine, D—Pseudosagittal triactine (sp: short paired; lp: long paired; u: unpaired), E—Choanosomal triactine, F—Choanosomal tetractine, G—Tetractine of the canals, H—Atrial tetractine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599226/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
): Actines are cylindrical, with blunt tips. Paired actines are commonly curved, and the angle formed by them is large (paired: 91.2143.6 ± 32.0208.3/9.8 ± 1.8 µm; unpaired: 93.9146.6 ± 38.7 225.0/15.8 ± 3.3 µm; N = 30).
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Cortical tetractines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FE350B6BFDC9E509" box="[433,526,1052,1077]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1442,1464]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Spicules of the paralectotype of Leucandrilla intermedia BMNH 1954.2.24.5. A—Diactine, B—Cortical triactine, C—Cortical tetractine, D—Pseudosagittal triactine (sp: short paired; lp: long paired; u: unpaired), E—Choanosomal triactine, F—Choanosomal tetractine, G—Tetractine of the canals, H—Atrial tetractine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599226/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
): Actines are slightly conical with blunt tips. Basal actines are curved. Apical actine is smooth and straight (paired: 123.1189.6 ± 21.4226.7/15.1 ± 4.3 µm, N = 27; unpaired: 124.8142.5 ± 11.2155.5/19.6 ± 0.7 µm, N = 5; apical: 108.6177.7 ± 29201.7/17.3 ± 3.4 µm; N = 20).
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Pseudosagittal triactines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FE6C0BF0FD82E59D" box="[488,581,1159,1184]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1442,1464]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Spicules of the paralectotype of Leucandrilla intermedia BMNH 1954.2.24.5. A—Diactine, B—Cortical triactine, C—Cortical tetractine, D—Pseudosagittal triactine (sp: short paired; lp: long paired; u: unpaired), E—Choanosomal triactine, F—Choanosomal tetractine, G—Tetractine of the canals, H—Atrial tetractine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599226/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
): Typical pseudosagittal, but the longest paired actine may be the length of the unpaired one (short paired: 178.1200.9 ± 12.5223.2/17.7 ± 2.5 µm, N = 20; long paired: 208.3264.4 ± 19.3 295.1/21.7 ± 2.2 µm, N = 17; unpaired: 160.9199.0 ± 25.7288.8/18.6 ±3.9 µm; N = 22).
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Choanosomal triactines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FE670B83FDFAE431" box="[483,573,1268,1293]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1442,1464]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Spicules of the paralectotype of Leucandrilla intermedia BMNH 1954.2.24.5. A—Diactine, B—Cortical triactine, C—Cortical tetractine, D—Pseudosagittal triactine (sp: short paired; lp: long paired; u: unpaired), E—Choanosomal triactine, F—Choanosomal tetractine, G—Tetractine of the canals, H—Atrial tetractine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599226/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
): They vary in shape and size. Most of them seem to have slightly conical actines, with blunt tips, equiradiate and with a large unpaired angle (paired: 236.0305.5 ± 43.0404.6/23.9 ± 4.1 µm; unpaired: 223.9324.6 ± 49.8400.2/29.2 ± 3.4 µm; N = 30).
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Choanosomal tetractines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FE680A28FD84E445" box="[492,579,1375,1400]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1442,1464]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Spicules of the paralectotype of Leucandrilla intermedia BMNH 1954.2.24.5. A—Diactine, B—Cortical triactine, C—Cortical tetractine, D—Pseudosagittal triactine (sp: short paired; lp: long paired; u: unpaired), E—Choanosomal triactine, F—Choanosomal tetractine, G—Tetractine of the canals, H—Atrial tetractine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599226/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 4F</figureCitation>
): Similar to the choanosomal triactines, but with an apical actine that varies in size (paired: 168.1239.8 ± 49.3318.7/19.5 ± 3.7 µm; unpaired: 166.0242.8 ± 62.3339.0/21.3 ± 5.5 µm; apical: 48.374.6 ± 15.798.7/19.2 ± 3.9 µm; N = 10).
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Tetractines of the canals (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FE6E0ABBFD81E4D9" box="[490,582,1484,1509]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1442,1464]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[151,1436,483,1420]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 4. Spicules of the paralectotype of Leucandrilla intermedia BMNH 1954.2.24.5. A—Diactine, B—Cortical triactine, C—Cortical tetractine, D—Pseudosagittal triactine (sp: short paired; lp: long paired; u: unpaired), E—Choanosomal triactine, F—Choanosomal tetractine, G—Tetractine of the canals, H—Atrial tetractine." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599226/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 4G</figureCitation>
): Cylindrical actines with sharp tips. Paired actines are long, and the apical actine is shorter than the unpaired one (paired: 55.266.7 ± 8.881.7/4.7 ± 0.6 µm; unpaired: 37.049.3 ± 12.1 67.3/5.2 ± 1.3 µm; apical: 9.617.1 ± 7.537.1/5.7 ± 2.6 µm; N = 6, except for apical/N = 11).
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Atrial tetractines (
<figureCitation id="85C52A094417FFA0FE110940FE37E76D" box="[405,496,1591,1616]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[151,250,1890,1912]" captionTargetBox="[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[227,1369,193,1872]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Skeletal organization of paralectotypes of Leucandrilla intermedia (A-C, H: BMNH 1954.2.24.28; D: BMNH 1954.2.24.7; E-G: BMNH 1954.2.24.29). A—Longitudinal section from the cortex (ct) to the atrium (at), B—Cortical triactine (left arrow) and pseudosagittal triactine (right arrow), C—Cortical tetractine and (arrow) microdiactines, D—Choanosomal tetractine (arrow), E—Articulated skeleton and canal (c) close to the atrium, F—Detail of the canal (c) surrounded by spicules, G—Large triactines close to the atrial cavity (at), H—Apical actines of atrial tetractines." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2599224/files/figure.png" pageId="7">Fig. 3H</figureCitation>
): Similar to the tetractines of the canals, but with long apical actine (paired: 94.6 159.6 ± 33.2236.7/9 ± 2.8 µm, N = 25; unpaired: 81.9121.6 ± 23.5188.7/6.7 ± 2.7 µm, N = 24; apical: 172.0 262.2 ± 50.0343.4/11.7 ± 2.7 µm, N = 30; BMNH 1954.2.24.29).
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<paragraph id="1D41368C4417FFAFFF4309D3FB19E090" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1437,151,429]" lastPageId="8" pageId="7">
<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4417FFA0FF4309D3FEFAE780" bold="true" box="[199,317,1700,1725]" pageId="7">Remarks:</emphasis>
Microdiactines, pseudosagittal triactines and tetractines of the canals and choanosome were not mentioned in the original description of
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<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4417FFA0FDD309BFFCAFE7DD" box="[599,872,1736,1760]" italics="true" pageId="7">Leucandrilla intermedia</emphasis>
(
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)
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. Another remarkable difference is the size of the apical actine of atrial tetractines. Although they have previously been described as extremely short (70
<date id="6940104C4417FFA0FF130867FF2CE615" box="[151,235,1808,1832]" pageId="7" value="1980-10-07">80 x 7</date>
285 µm;
<bibRefCitation id="796F4B7D4417FFA0FEE90866FE2CE615" author="Row, R. W. H." box="[365,491,1808,1832]" pageId="7" pagination="182 - 214" refId="ref7070" refString="Row, R. W. H. (1909) Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea. XIII. Report on the Sponges, collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904 - 5. Part I. Calcarea. Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology, 31 (206), 182 - 214. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1909. tb 00983. x" type="journal article" year="1909">Row 1909</bibRefCitation>
), we found that they are considerably larger, as shown in
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(measurements by the present description: 172343
<date id="6940104C4417FFA0FD650842FCD5E671" box="[737,786,1844,1868]" pageId="7" value="2011-10">x 11</date>
µm). The difference observed between the
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analysed here and the specimen from the Gulf of Aqaba described by
<bibRefCitation id="796F4B7D4417FFA0FC2F082EFAC4E64D" author="Van Soest, R. W. &amp; De Voogd, N. J." box="[939,1283,1879,1904]" pageId="7" pagination="1 - 160" refId="ref7271" refString="Van Soest, R. W. &amp; De Voogd, N. J. (2018) Calcareous sponges of the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. Zootaxa, 4426 (1), 1 - 160. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4426.1.1" type="journal article" year="2018">Van Soest &amp; De Voogd (2018)</bibRefCitation>
is mainly the presence of atrial triactines in the latter. When compared to
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<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4417FFA0FCAA080AFC03E6A9" box="[814,964,1917,1940]" italics="true" pageId="7">L. wasinensis</emphasis>
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, the skeletal composition of
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<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4417FFA0FA81080AFA5BE6A9" box="[1285,1436,1916,1940]" italics="true" pageId="7">L. intermedia</emphasis>
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is similar: giant diactines and rare microdiactines, cortical tri- and tetractines, subcortical pseudosagittal triactines, choanosome formed of tri- and tetractines (although the latter were not found in all specimens of
<taxonomicName id="DAFE4D0F4417FFA0FB7E08B2FA55E6E1" baseAuthorityName="Row" baseAuthorityYear="1909" box="[1274,1426,1988,2012]" class="Calcarea" family="Grantiidae" genus="Leucandrilla" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Leucosolenida" pageId="7" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="intermedia">
<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4417FFA0FB7E08B2FA55E6E1" box="[1274,1426,1988,2012]" italics="true" pageId="7">L. intermedia</emphasis>
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) and atrial tetractines. On the other hand, differences between these species were mainly the type of aquiferous system (sylleibid in
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<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4418FFAFFE050FCAFDDCE1E9" box="[385,539,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="8">L. intermedia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and leuconoid in
<taxonomicName id="DAFE4D0F4418FFAFFD6B0FCAFC4FE1E9" box="[751,904,189,212]" class="Calcarea" family="Grantiidae" genus="Leucandrilla" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Leucosolenida" pageId="8" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="wasinensis">
<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4418FFAFFD6B0FCAFC4FE1E9" box="[751,904,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="8">L. wasinensis</emphasis>
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), the shape and size of cortical triactines (see Description section of each species) and the presence of a layer of subatrial spicules only in
<taxonomicName id="DAFE4D0F4418FFAFFB380F96FA93E1CA" box="[1212,1364,224,248]" class="Calcarea" family="Grantiidae" genus="Leucandrilla" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Leucosolenida" pageId="8" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="wasinensis">
<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4418FFAFFB380F96FA93E1CA" box="[1212,1364,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="8">L. wasinensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(in
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<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4418FFAFFA010F96FED7E021" italics="true" pageId="8">L. intermedia</emphasis>
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, only rare subatrial spicules were observed, and they occurred in only one specimen). Finally, it is important to emphasize that only
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were analysed in the present work, as the
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[possibly chosen by
<bibRefCitation id="796F4B7D4418FFAFFE960E3AFE71E058" author="Burton, M." box="[274,438,332,357]" pageId="8" refId="ref6547" refString="Burton, M. (1963) A revision of the Classification of the Calcareous Sponges. With a Catalogue of the specimens in the British Museum (Natural History). Printed order of the trustees of the British Museum (Natural History), London, 693 pp." type="book" year="1963">Burton (1963)</bibRefCitation>
] could not be located. Therefore, although the re-description of
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<emphasis id="2F8AEA9E4418FFAFFB130E3AFAE8E059" box="[1175,1327,332,356]" italics="true" pageId="8">L. intermedia</emphasis>
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provided here is useful to a better understanding about the species, further studies aiming taxonomic decisions should consider that it is the
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, and not
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, that determines the identity of the species.
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