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(cross-reference TS 2358 &amp; WSL-INV94(30)):
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(cross-reference TS 2311 &amp; WSL-INV50(2)),
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(cross-reference TS 2327 &amp; WSL-INV40):
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.
<materialsCitation id="49A3390FAE37FFF05E9DA2BA6215FDFD" collectingDate="2014-06-02" collectionCode="RV" collectorName="RV Algoa" country="Madagascar" county="Western Indian Ocean" elevation="27" latitude="-33.228333" location="Walters Shoal Seamount" longLatPrecision="120" longitude="43.926666" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" specimenCode="SAMC-A096899" specimenCount="1" typeStatus="paratype">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05E9DA2BA63F0FE25" bold="true" box="[1240,1436,434,460]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05E9DA2BA63F0FE25" box="[1240,1436,434,460]" collectionCode="SAMC-A" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">SAMC-A096899</specimenCode>
</emphasis>
(cross-reference TS 2337 &amp; WSL-INV94(8)):
<collectingMunicipality id="1910A928AE37FFF058DFA2DE65C1FE19" box="[666,941,470,496]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Walters Shoal Seamount</collectingMunicipality>
,
<location id="FC146589AE37FFF059F2A2DE623BFE19" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:71628244AE37FFED5AD2A39F633CFDF0:FC146589AE37FFF059F2A2DE623BFE19" box="[951,1111,470,496]" latitude="-33.228333" longLatPrecision="120" longitude="43.926666" municipality="Walters Shoal Seamount" name="Grid WSL 044" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Grid WSL044</location>
,
<location id="FC146589AE37FFF05E24A2DE635BFE19" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:71628244AE37FFED5AD2A39F633CFDF0:FC146589AE37FFF05E24A2DE635BFE19" box="[1121,1335,470,496]" latitude="-33.228333" longLatPrecision="120" longitude="43.926666" municipality="Walters Shoal Seamount" name="Station ALG 10976" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Station ALG10976</location>
, coll.
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05F3DA2DF66B6FDFD" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
RV
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE37FFF05AD2A2F266B6FDFD" box="[151,218,506,532]" class="Insecta" family="Rhopalosomatidae" genus="Algoa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05AD2A2F266B6FDFD" box="[151,218,506,532]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Algoa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</collectorName>
, (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05AB5A2F26706FDFD" box="[240,362,506,532]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="14.0" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.233334">33°14.0 S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05B33A2F26782FDFD" box="[374,494,506,533]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="55.5" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.925">43°55.5 E</geoCoordinate>
) - (33°13.7 S; 43°55.6 E),
<elevation id="72E6D461AE37FFF0596FA2F265B9FDFD" box="[810,981,506,533]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.65" metricValueMax="2.8" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="26.5" valueMax="28.0" valueMin="25.0">
<quantity id="3E339EB7AE37FFF0596FA2F265E1FDFC" box="[810,909,506,533]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.65" metricValueMax="2.8" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="26.5" valueMax="28.0" valueMin="25.0">2528 m</quantity>
depth
</elevation>
,
<date id="8D751592AE37FFF059A5A2F26215FDFD" box="[992,1145,506,533]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-06-02">
<collectingDate id="9D31EC7AAE37FFF059A5A2F26215FDFD" box="[992,1145,506,533]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-06-02">02 June 2014</collectingDate>
</date>
</materialsCitation>
.
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05EC6A2F26302FDFD" bold="true" box="[1155,1390,506,532]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Additional material</emphasis>
. TS 2349 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05A9BA1166715FDD1" box="[222,377,542,568]" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV94</specimenCode>
(21)), TS 2352 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05860A11664DAFDD1" box="[549,694,542,568]" collectionCode="WSLINV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSLINV94</specimenCode>
(24)):
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF058B0A1166266FDD1" box="[757,1034,542,568]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Walters Shoal Seamount</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05E50A1166224FDD1" box="[1045,1096,542,568]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Grid</collectorName>
WSL044,
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05E84A116637CFDD1" box="[1217,1296,542,568]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Station</collectorName>
ALG10976, coll.
<collectionCode id="9FDAAB97AE37FFF05A8AA14A669FFDB5" box="[207,243,578,604]" country="Italy" name="Collection of Leptospira Strains" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">RV</collectionCode>
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE37FFF05ABFA14A6751FDB5" box="[250,317,578,604]" class="Insecta" family="Rhopalosomatidae" genus="Algoa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05ABFA14A6751FDB5" box="[250,317,578,604]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Algoa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05B11A14A67A1FDB5" box="[340,461,578,604]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="14.0" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.233334">33°14.0 S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05B9CA14A643EFDB5" box="[473,594,578,605]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="55.5" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.925">43°55.5 E</geoCoordinate>
) - (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF0583FA14A6498FDB5" box="[634,756,578,604]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="13.7" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.228333">33°13.7 S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05945A14A6516FDB5" box="[768,890,578,605]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="55.6" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.926666">43°55.6 E</geoCoordinate>
),
<elevation id="72E6D461AE37FFF059CAA14A6256FDB5" box="[911,1082,578,605]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.65" metricValueMax="2.8" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="26.5" valueMax="28.0" valueMin="25.0">
<quantity id="3E339EB7AE37FFF059CAA14A659EFDB5" box="[911,1010,578,605]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.65" metricValueMax="2.8" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="26.5" valueMax="28.0" valueMin="25.0">2528 m</quantity>
depth
</elevation>
,
<date id="8D751592AE37FFF05E00A14A62B2FDB5" box="[1093,1246,578,604]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-06-02">
<collectingDate id="9D31EC7AAE37FFF05E00A14A62B2FDB5" box="[1093,1246,578,604]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-06-02">02 June 2014</collectingDate>
</date>
. TS 2362 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05F13A14A6687FD68" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV75</specimenCode>
(3)), TS 2363 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05BD2A16E645CFD68" box="[407,560,614,641]" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV75</specimenCode>
(4)), TS 2376 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05898A16E6515FD68" box="[733,889,614,641]" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV75</specimenCode>
(17)):
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF059FEA16E62B4FD69" box="[955,1240,614,640]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Walters Shoal Seamount</collectorName>
, coll.
<collectionCode id="9FDAAB97AE37FFF05F66A16E632BFD69" box="[1315,1351,614,640]" country="Italy" name="Collection of Leptospira Strains" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">RV</collectionCode>
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE37FFF05F17A16E63F9FD69" box="[1362,1429,614,640]" class="Insecta" family="Rhopalosomatidae" genus="Algoa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05F17A16E63F9FD69" box="[1362,1429,614,640]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Algoa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05ADAA1826775FD4D" box="[159,281,650,676]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="11.2" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.18667">33°11.2' S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05B6DA18167C8FD4D" box="[296,420,649,676]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="50.7" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.845">43°50.7' E</geoCoordinate>
),
<elevation id="72E6D461AE37FFF05BFEA182642EFD4D" box="[443,578,650,676]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="29.0">
<quantity id="3E339EB7AE37FFF05BFEA182679BFD4D" box="[443,503,650,676]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="29.0">29 m</quantity>
depth
</elevation>
,
<date id="8D751592AE37FFF05814A182649CFD4D" box="[593,752,650,676]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-05-30">
<collectingDate id="9D31EC7AAE37FFF05814A182649CFD4D" box="[593,752,650,676]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-05-30">30 May 2014</collectingDate>
</date>
. TS 2420 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05934A1826260FD4D" box="[881,1036,650,676]" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV24</specimenCode>
(a)):
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05E7AA1826337FD4D" box="[1087,1371,650,676]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Walters Shoal Seamount</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05F2CA18263F0FD4D" box="[1385,1436,650,676]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Grid</collectorName>
WSL021,
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05B4EA1A56736FD2E" box="[267,346,685,711]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Station</collectorName>
ALG10953, coll.
<collectionCode id="9FDAAB97AE37FFF05862A1A66427FD21" box="[551,587,686,712]" country="Italy" name="Collection of Leptospira Strains" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">RV</collectionCode>
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE37FFF05816A1A564FAFD2E" box="[595,662,685,711]" class="Insecta" family="Rhopalosomatidae" genus="Algoa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05816A1A564FAFD2E" box="[595,662,685,711]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Algoa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF058E8A1A6654AFD21" box="[685,806,686,712]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="11.0" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.183334">33°11.0 S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05976A1A565C0FD21" box="[819,940,685,712]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="53.9" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.898335">43°53.9 E</geoCoordinate>
) - (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05993A1A66223FD21" box="[982,1103,686,712]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="11.0" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.183334">33°11.0 S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05E19A1A562BBFD21" box="[1116,1239,685,712]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="52.9" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.881668">43°52.9 E</geoCoordinate>
),
<elevation id="72E6D461AE37FFF05EA9A1A563F4FD2E" box="[1260,1432,685,712]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.8" metricValueMax="5.3" metricValueMin="4.3" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="48.0" valueMax="53.0" valueMin="43.0">
<quantity id="3E339EB7AE37FFF05EA9A1A5633CFD21" box="[1260,1360,685,712]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.8" metricValueMax="5.3" metricValueMin="4.3" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="48.0" valueMax="53.0" valueMin="43.0">4353 m</quantity>
depth
</elevation>
,
<date id="8D751592AE37FFF05AD2A1D9675FFD02" box="[151,307,721,748]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-05-29">
<collectingDate id="9D31EC7AAE37FFF05AD2A1D9675FFD02" box="[151,307,721,748]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-05-29">29 May 2014</collectingDate>
</date>
. TS 2430 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05BEBA1D9643AFD02" box="[430,598,721,747]" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV119</specimenCode>
(4)):
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF058CDA1D965CCFD02" box="[648,928,721,747]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Walters Shoal Seamount</collectorName>
, coll.
<collectionCode id="9FDAAB97AE37FFF059A3A1DA6266FD05" box="[998,1034,722,748]" country="Italy" name="Collection of Leptospira Strains" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">RV</collectionCode>
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE37FFF05E57A1D96239FD02" box="[1042,1109,721,747]" class="Insecta" family="Rhopalosomatidae" genus="Algoa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05E57A1D96239FD02" box="[1042,1109,721,747]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Algoa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05E29A1D96288FD02" box="[1132,1252,721,747]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="11.6" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.193333">33°11.6' S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05EB4A1D96307FD02" box="[1265,1387,721,748]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="50.5" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.841667">43°50.5' E</geoCoordinate>
),
<elevation id="72E6D461AE37FFF05FC5A1D9669BFCE6" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.9" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="39.0">
<quantity id="3E339EB7AE37FFF05FC5A1D966C1FCF9" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.9" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="39.0">39 m</quantity>
depth
</elevation>
,
<date id="8D751592AE37FFF05B41A1FD67CDFCE6" box="[260,417,757,784]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-06-05">
<collectingDate id="9D31EC7AAE37FFF05B41A1FD67CDFCE6" box="[260,417,757,784]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-06-05">05 June 2014</collectingDate>
</date>
. TS 2474 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF0585BA1FD64D5FCE6" box="[542,697,757,783]" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV84</specimenCode>
(3)), TS 2489 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05918A1FD6582FCE6" box="[861,1006,757,783]" collectionCode="WSLINV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSLINV84</specimenCode>
(18)), TS 2493 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05EE5A1FD6356FCE6" box="[1184,1338,757,783]" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV84</specimenCode>
(22)), TS 2496 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05A9BA011671BFCDD" box="[222,375,793,820]" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV84</specimenCode>
(25)), TS 2498 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05860A01164D9FCDA" box="[549,693,793,819]" collectionCode="WSLINV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSLINV84</specimenCode>
(27)):
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF058B0A0116266FCDA" box="[757,1034,793,819]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Walters Shoal Seamount</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05E50A0116224FCDA" box="[1045,1096,793,819]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Grid</collectorName>
WSL042,
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05E84A011637CFCDA" box="[1217,1296,793,819]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Station</collectorName>
ALG10974, coll.
<collectionCode id="9FDAAB97AE37FFF05A8AA035669FFCBE" box="[207,243,829,855]" country="Italy" name="Collection of Leptospira Strains" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">RV</collectionCode>
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE37FFF05ABEA0356752FCBE" box="[251,318,829,855]" class="Insecta" family="Rhopalosomatidae" genus="Algoa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05ABEA0356752FCBE" box="[251,318,829,855]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Algoa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05B11A03567A0FCBE" box="[340,460,829,855]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="11.2" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.18667">33°11.2 S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05B9CA035643EFCBE" box="[473,594,829,856]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="51.0" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.85">43°51.0 E</geoCoordinate>
) - (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF0583FA035649EFCBE" box="[634,754,829,855]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="11.2" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.18667">33°11.2 S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF058BAA0356515FCBE" box="[767,889,829,856]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="50.7" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.845">43°50.7 E</geoCoordinate>
),
<elevation id="72E6D461AE37FFF059CBA0356255FCBE" box="[910,1081,829,855]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.1" metricValueMax="3.4" metricValueMin="2.8" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="31.0" valueMax="34.0" valueMin="28.0">
<quantity id="3E339EB7AE37FFF059CBA035659DFCBE" box="[910,1009,829,855]" metricMagnitude="1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.1" metricValueMax="3.4" metricValueMin="2.8" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" unit="m" value="31.0" valueMax="34.0" valueMin="28.0">2834 m</quantity>
depth
</elevation>
,
<date id="8D751592AE37FFF05E01A03562B2FCBE" box="[1092,1246,829,855]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-06-02">
<collectingDate id="9D31EC7AAE37FFF05E01A03562B2FCBE" box="[1092,1246,829,855]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" value="2014-06-02">02 June 2014</collectingDate>
</date>
. TS 2538 (
<specimenCode id="A96D9B29AE37FFF05F13A0356694FC92" collectionCode="WSL-INV" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">WSL-INV102</specimenCode>
(4)):
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF05B6EA069642CFC92" box="[299,576,865,891]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Walters Shoal Seamount</collectorName>
,
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF0580EA0696412FC92" box="[587,638,865,891]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Grid</collectorName>
WSL045,
<collectorName id="543E5684AE37FFF058BDA069652BFC92" box="[760,839,865,891]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Station</collectorName>
ALG10977, coll.
<collectionCode id="9FDAAB97AE37FFF05E57A069625AFC92" box="[1042,1078,865,891]" country="Italy" name="Collection of Leptospira Strains" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">RV</collectionCode>
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE37FFF05E78A06962ECFC92" box="[1085,1152,865,891]" class="Insecta" family="Rhopalosomatidae" genus="Algoa" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Mollusca" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05E78A06962ECFC92" box="[1085,1152,865,891]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Algoa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, (
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05ED3A0696363FC92" box="[1174,1295,865,891]" degrees="33" direction="south" minutes="13.8" orientation="latitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="-33.23">33°13.8 S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="9CFF5595AE37FFF05F5EA06963F8FC92" box="[1307,1428,865,892]" degrees="43" direction="east" minutes="56.1" orientation="longitude" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" precision="92" value="43.935">43°56.1 E</geoCoordinate>
) - (
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;
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),
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depth
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,
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.
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<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05A82A0A16709FC2B" bold="true" box="[199,357,936,963]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Type locality.</emphasis>
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, south of
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on the
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,
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(
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="F9743352AE37FFF05A82A0F865B8FB57" blockId="13.[151,1437,291,2039]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05A82A0F8673DFBE3" bold="true" box="[199,337,1008,1034]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Description</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="61F02FD7AE37FFF05B27A0F867D2FBE2" box="[354,446,1008,1035]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 5. External morphology, skeletal architecture and spicule complement of Tethya muricyi sp. nov. A—Lab photograph of whole-body image of preserved Holotype specimen. B—Skeletal architecture on transverse view showing radial architecture and scattered spherasters in choanosome. Spicule complement—C—Anisostrongyloxea. D—Strongyle. E—Spherasters. F— Tylaster. G—Spheroxyasters. Scale bars on figure." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14746061" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14746061/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 5A</figureCitation>
). Spherical to semi-spherical form. Length
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and thickness
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. Surface rough and fuzzy, but undulating and smooth in a couple of specimens. In other specimens, one (rarely two) oscules present on apex (~
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). Well-developed ectosome, ~
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thick, which is distinct but not separable from the choanosome. Texture tough, firm and dense. Not compressible, nor easily torn. Colour in life pale beige (with brown tinge) externally, olive green internally, with a white centre. In preservative, pale beige. Ectosome colour in life, and in preservative, white. Slightly sticky exudate present in a few specimens.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F9743352AE37FFF05A82A7CF6559FA35" blockId="13.[151,1437,291,2039]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05A82A7CF6742FB08" bold="true" box="[199,302,1223,1249]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Skeleton</emphasis>
(
<figureCitation id="61F02FD7AE37FFF05B78A7CF67F9FB0B" box="[317,405,1223,1250]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 5. External morphology, skeletal architecture and spicule complement of Tethya muricyi sp. nov. A—Lab photograph of whole-body image of preserved Holotype specimen. B—Skeletal architecture on transverse view showing radial architecture and scattered spherasters in choanosome. Spicule complement—C—Anisostrongyloxea. D—Strongyle. E—Spherasters. F— Tylaster. G—Spheroxyasters. Scale bars on figure." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14746061" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14746061/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 5B</figureCitation>
). Choanosomal skeleton radial, comprising compact anisostrongyloxea and (aniso)strongyle (rare) tracts (~200 µm across) radiating from the centre of the sponge, often penetrating the ectosome as expanding dermal brushes, with megascleres piercing the sponge surface. Somewhat confused interstitial anisostrongyloxeas fill the space around the main megasclere bundles. Microscleres are common in the inner choanosome between the tracts. Thick, discernible ectosome (&gt;1000 µm) comprised of small radial bouquets (~400600 µm across) of megascleres embedded within this region, which pierce the sponge surface. Megasters (represented by spherasters) and micrasters are densely packed in ectosome, somewhat entering the upper regions of the choanosome, with the former decreasing in size from the sponge surface, inwards.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="F9743352AE37FFF05A82A6EE6410F931" blockId="13.[151,1437,291,2039]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05A82A6EE6722F9E9" bold="true" box="[199,334,1510,1536]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Spiculation</emphasis>
(
<tableCitation id="B44906E9AE37FFF05B26A6EE67D3F9E8" box="[355,447,1510,1537]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="14.[145,237,549,575]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="TABLE 3. Comparative spicule dimensions of Tethya muricyi Payne, Samaai &amp; Gibbons sp. nov. specimens and the species of Tethya occurring in the region of interest (South Africa, WIO, Indo-Pacific). Micrometric values are in µm, n = 20 where applicable." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ADB463DAAE34FFF35AD4A12D627DFD8A" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" tableUuid="ADB463DAAE34FFF35AD4A12D627DFD8A">Table 3</tableCitation>
).
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05B9FA6EF6400F9E8" bold="true" box="[474,620,1511,1537]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Megascleres</emphasis>
. Primary and auxiliary anisostrongyloxeas, smooth, straight, thickest centrally, with reduced, somewhat elongate apices, often distally hastate, with no easily discernible size classes (continuous) and large size range: 639 (2931280) × 11 (623) µm, n = 20 (
<figureCitation id="61F02FD7AE37FFF059A4A5266256F9A0" box="[993,1082,1582,1609]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 5. External morphology, skeletal architecture and spicule complement of Tethya muricyi sp. nov. A—Lab photograph of whole-body image of preserved Holotype specimen. B—Skeletal architecture on transverse view showing radial architecture and scattered spherasters in choanosome. Spicule complement—C—Anisostrongyloxea. D—Strongyle. E—Spherasters. F— Tylaster. G—Spheroxyasters. Scale bars on figure." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14746061" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14746061/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 5C</figureCitation>
). Strongyles to anisostrongyles, relatively rare, smooth, straight, thickest centrally, often fusiform, with no easily discernible size class: 1020 (596 1249) × 17 (925) µm, n = 20 (
<figureCitation id="61F02FD7AE37FFF05BB2A57E643CF978" box="[503,592,1654,1681]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 5. External morphology, skeletal architecture and spicule complement of Tethya muricyi sp. nov. A—Lab photograph of whole-body image of preserved Holotype specimen. B—Skeletal architecture on transverse view showing radial architecture and scattered spherasters in choanosome. Spicule complement—C—Anisostrongyloxea. D—Strongyle. E—Spherasters. F— Tylaster. G—Spheroxyasters. Scale bars on figure." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14746061" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14746061/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 5D</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05820A57E6490F979" bold="true" box="[613,764,1654,1680]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Microscleres</emphasis>
. Megasters - spherasters with ~15 rays: 41 (2156) µm, n = 20 (
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). Micrasters - tylasters with ~11 terminally spined rays: 13 (1015) µm, n = 20 (
<figureCitation id="61F02FD7AE37FFF05ECCA59262B2F95C" box="[1161,1246,1690,1717]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 5. External morphology, skeletal architecture and spicule complement of Tethya muricyi sp. nov. A—Lab photograph of whole-body image of preserved Holotype specimen. B—Skeletal architecture on transverse view showing radial architecture and scattered spherasters in choanosome. Spicule complement—C—Anisostrongyloxea. D—Strongyle. E—Spherasters. F— Tylaster. G—Spheroxyasters. Scale bars on figure." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14746061" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14746061/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 5F</figureCitation>
); Spheroxyasters with ~8 rays: 6 (58) µm, n = 20 (
<figureCitation id="61F02FD7AE37FFF05850A5B6641CF931" box="[533,624,1725,1752]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1908,1932]" captionTargetBox="[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetId="figure-18@15.[199,1388,179,1882]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 5. External morphology, skeletal architecture and spicule complement of Tethya muricyi sp. nov. A—Lab photograph of whole-body image of preserved Holotype specimen. B—Skeletal architecture on transverse view showing radial architecture and scattered spherasters in choanosome. Spicule complement—C—Anisostrongyloxea. D—Strongyle. E—Spherasters. F— Tylaster. G—Spheroxyasters. Scale bars on figure." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14746061" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14746061/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Fig. 5G</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="F9743352AE37FFF05A82A5E9641EF8AD" blockId="13.[151,1437,291,2039]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05A82A5E964E5F915" bold="true" box="[199,649,1761,1788]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Substratum, depth range and ecology</emphasis>
.
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found on rocky substratum in five sleds, in the lobster trap and during one dive. This species is found in association with tube worms, bivalves and algae in the form of epifauna. Depth range:
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25
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.
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<subSubSection id="B1D160D9AE37FFF05A82A445654EF862" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="F9743352AE37FFF05A82A445654EF862" blockId="13.[151,1437,291,2039]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05A82A4456724F88E" bold="true" box="[199,328,1869,1895]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Etymology</emphasis>
. The name muricyi was given in honour of Dr Guilherme Muricy for his important contribution to the taxonomy, ecology and diversity of Brazilian sponges.
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<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05A82A49D6758F846" bold="true" box="[199,308,1941,1967]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Remarks</emphasis>
. The present material conforms well to
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<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05942A49D653DF846" box="[775,849,1941,1967]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Tethya</emphasis>
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, as diagnosed by a spherical form, well-developed, distinct ectosome and main skeleton formed by radiating strongyloxea bundles (
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). It is not conspecific with the nine species of
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<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFF05822A4D564DDF81E" box="[615,689,2013,2039]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Tethya</emphasis>
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that have been recorded from the WIO and
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:
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<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE37FFED5F16A4D56745FF58" italics="true" lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="17" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Tethya globostellata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5B74A39F6795FF58" author="Lendenfeld, R. V." box="[305,505,151,177]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="93 - 133" refId="ref28691" refString="Lendenfeld, R. V. (1897) Spongien von Sansibar. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 21, 93 - 133." type="journal article" year="1897">Lendenfeld, 1897</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5840A39F6521FF58" authority="Sollas, 1888" authorityName="Sollas" authorityYear="1888" box="[517,845,151,177]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="japonica">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5840A39F64D4FF59" box="[517,696,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya japonica</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED591CA39F62A4FF58" authority="Kirkpatrick, 1903" authorityName="Kirkpatrick" authorityYear="1903" box="[857,1224,151,177]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="magna">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED591CA39F659AFF59" box="[857,1014,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya magna</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED59B8A39F62A4FF58" author="Kirkpatrick, R." box="[1021,1224,151,177]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="233 - 264" refId="ref28487" refString="Kirkpatrick, R. (1903) Descriptions of South African sponges. Part III. Marine Investigations in South Africa, 2 (14), 233 - 264. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / p. 366550" type="journal article" year="1903">Kirkpatrick, 1903</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5E91A39F6747FF3C" authority="(Baer, 1906)" baseAuthorityName="Baer" baseAuthorityYear="1906" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="parvistella">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5E91A39F63F0FF58" box="[1236,1436,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya parvistella</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5ADAA3B3674FFF3C" author="Baer, L." box="[159,291,187,213]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="1 - 32" refId="ref25426" refString="Baer, L. (1906) Silicispongien von Sansibar, Kapstadt und Papeete. Archiv Fur Naturgeschichte, 72 (1), 1 - 32." type="journal article" year="1906">Baer, 1906</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5B79A3B364D5FF3C" authority="(Topsent, 1918)" baseAuthorityName="Topsent" baseAuthorityYear="1918" box="[316,697,187,213]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="peracuta">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5B79A3B36799FF3D" box="[316,501,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya peracuta</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED584DA3B364DDFF3C" author="Topsent, E." box="[520,689,187,213]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="535 - 618" refId="ref31587" refString="Topsent, E. (1918) Eponges de San Thome. Essai sur les genres Spirastrella, Donatia et Chondrilla. Archives de Zoologie Experimentelle et Generale, 57 (6), 535 - 618." type="journal article" year="1918">Topsent, 1918</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED588FA3B3620DFF3C" authority="(Bowerbank, 1873)" baseAuthorityName="Bowerbank" baseAuthorityYear="1873" box="[714,1121,187,213]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="robusta">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED588FA3B36518FF3C" box="[714,884,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya robusta</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED59C2A3B36235FF3C" author="Bowerbank, J. S." box="[903,1113,187,213]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="3 - 25" refId="ref25659" refString="Bowerbank, J. S. (1873) Contributions to a general history of the Spongiadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Part IV, 3 - 25." type="book chapter" year="1873">Bowerbank, 1873</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5E37A3B3675EFF10" authority="Ribeiro &amp; Muricy, 2011" authorityName="Ribeiro &amp; Muricy" authorityYear="2011" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="samaaii">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5E37A3B3634CFF3D" box="[1138,1312,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya samaaii</emphasis>
Ribeiro &amp; Muricy, 2011
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5B0DA3D76485FF10" authority="(Wright, 1881)" baseAuthorityName="Wright" baseAuthorityYear="1881" box="[328,745,223,249]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="seychellensis">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5B0DA3D7645CFF10" box="[328,560,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya seychellensis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5801A3D7648CFF10" author="Wright, E. P." box="[580,736,223,249]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="13 - 20" refId="ref32755" refString="Wright, E. P. (1881) On a new genus and species of a sponge (Alemo Seychellensis) with supposed heteromorphic zooids. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, 28, 13 - 20." type="journal article" year="1881">Wright, 1881</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED596FA3D762AAFF10" authority="(Dendy, 1916)" baseAuthorityName="Dendy" baseAuthorityYear="1916" box="[810,1222,223,249]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="stellagrandis">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED596FA3D7627EFF10" box="[810,1042,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya stellagrandis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5E63A3D762D1FF10" author="Dendy, A." box="[1062,1213,223,249]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="225 - 271" refId="ref26652" refString="Dendy, A. (1916) Report on the Homosclerophora and Astrotetraxonida collected by H. M. S. ' Sealark' in the Indian Ocean. In: Reports of the Percy Sladen trust expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. Vol. 6. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 17 (2), 225 - 271, pls. 44 - 48. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1916. tb 00596. x" type="journal article" year="1916">Dendy, 1916</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
(see Comparative measurements
<tableCitation id="B44906E9AE2AFFED5B7BA20B67FFFEF4" box="[318,403,259,285]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="14.[145,237,549,575]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="TABLE 3. Comparative spicule dimensions of Tethya muricyi Payne, Samaai &amp; Gibbons sp. nov. specimens and the species of Tethya occurring in the region of interest (South Africa, WIO, Indo-Pacific). Micrometric values are in µm, n = 20 where applicable." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ADB463DAAE34FFF35AD4A12D627DFD8A" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" tableUuid="ADB463DAAE34FFF35AD4A12D627DFD8A">Table 3</tableCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5BDAA20B64E0FEF4" author="De Voogd, N. J. &amp; Alvarez, B. &amp; Boury-Esnault, N. &amp; Cardenas, P. &amp; Diaz, M. - C. &amp; Dohrmann, M. &amp; Downey, R. &amp; Goodwin, C. &amp; Hajdu, E. &amp; Hooper, J. N. A. &amp; Kelly, M. &amp; Klautau, M. &amp; Lim, S. C. &amp; Manconi, R. &amp; Morrow, C. &amp; Pinheiro, U. &amp; Pisera, A. B. &amp; Rios, P. &amp; Rutzler, K. &amp; Schonberg, C. &amp; Turner, T. &amp; Vacelet, J. &amp; Van Soest, R. W. M. &amp; Xavier, J." box="[415,652,259,285]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" refId="ref27010" refString="De Voogd, N. J., Alvarez, B., Boury-Esnault, N., Cardenas, P., Diaz, M. - C., Dohrmann, M., Downey, R., Goodwin, C., Hajdu, E., Hooper, J. N. A., Kelly, M., Klautau, M., Lim, S. C., Manconi, R., Morrow, C., Pinheiro, U., Pisera, A. B., Rios, P., Rutzler, K., Schonberg, C., Turner, T., Vacelet, J., Van Soest, R. W. M. &amp; Xavier, J. (2024) World Porifera Database. Available from https: // www. marinespecies. org / porifera (accessed 6 August 2024)" type="url" year="2024">
de Voogd
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5855A20B642DFEF4" box="[528,577,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">et al</emphasis>
. 2024
</bibRefCitation>
).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="F9743352AE34FFF35AD4A12D627DFD8A" blockId="14.[144,2030,549,611]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35AD4A12D676BFDD6" bold="true" box="[145,263,549,575]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Comparative spicule dimensions of
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF358CEA12D6234FDD6" authority="Payne, Samaai &amp; Gibbons" authorityName="Payne, Samaai &amp; Gibbons" authorityYear="2025" box="[651,1112,549,575]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="muricyi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF358CEA12D6544FDD6" box="[651,808,549,575]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya muricyi</emphasis>
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF3596AA12D6234FDD6" bold="true" box="[815,1112,549,575]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Payne, Samaai &amp; Gibbons</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35E1AA12D62D8FDD6" bold="true" box="[1119,1204,549,575]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D08C523BAE34FFF35E1AA12D62D8FDD6" box="[1119,1204,549,575]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
specimens and the species of
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35FB7A12D6054FDD6" authorityName="Lamarck" authorityYear="1815" box="[1522,1592,549,575]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35FB7A12D6054FDD6" box="[1522,1592,549,575]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
occurring in the region of interest (South Africa, WIO, Indo-Pacific). Micrometric values are in µm, n = 20 where applicable.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="F9743352AE34FFF35B09A17A6177F9AA" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<table id="8BCBC1F2AE3400025AD9A17A61A0F98E" box="[156,1996,626,1639]" gridcols="8" gridrows="13" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A17A61A0FD62" box="[156,1996,626,651]" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="042A586CAE3400025B09A17A64FBFD62" box="[332,663,626,651]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A17A67D8FD62" bold="true" box="[332,436,626,651]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Specimen</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="042A586CAE34000258F4A17A65BCFD62" box="[689,976,626,651]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF358F4A17A6515FD62" bold="true" box="[689,889,626,651]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Anisostrongyloxea</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="042A586CAE34000259ADA17A6217FD62" box="[1000,1147,626,651]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF359ADA17A624BFD62" bold="true" box="[1000,1063,626,651]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Styles</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A17A6333FD62" box="[1173,1375,626,651]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35ED0A17A6291FD62" bold="true" box="[1173,1277,626,651]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Strongyle</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="042A586CAE3400025F39A17A607EFD62" box="[1404,1554,626,651]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35F39A17A639EFD62" bold="true" box="[1404,1522,626,651]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Spheraster</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA17A60D7FD62" box="[1610,1723,626,651]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35C0FA17A60C8FD62" bold="true" box="[1610,1700,626,651]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tylaster</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="042A586CAE3400025D47A17A61A0FD62" box="[1794,1996,626,651]" gridcol="7" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35D47A17A61F2FD62" bold="true" box="[1794,1950,626,651]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Spheroxyaster</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A19361A0FD31" box="[156,1996,667,728]" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-3="1">
<th id="042A586CAE3400025AD9A193675DFD31" box="[156,305,667,728]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35AD9A193675DFD5D" authorityName="Payne &amp; Samaai &amp; Janson &amp; Kerwath &amp; Gibbons" authorityYear="2025" box="[156,305,667,692]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="muricyi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35AD9A193675DFD5D" box="[156,305,667,692]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya muricyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35AD9A1B76682FD31" bold="true" box="[156,238,703,728]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D08C523BAE34FFF35AD9A1B76682FD31" box="[156,238,703,728]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A19364FBFD31" box="[332,663,667,728]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A19367C3FD5D" bold="true" box="[332,431,667,692]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Holotype</emphasis>
TS 2358
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A19365BCFD31" box="[689,976,667,728]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">639 (2931280) × 11 (623)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A1936333FD31" box="[1173,1375,667,728]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">1020 (5961249) × 17 (925)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A193607EFD31" box="[1404,1554,667,728]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">41 (2156)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA19360D7FD31" box="[1610,1723,667,728]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">13 (1015)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A19361A0FD31" box="[1794,1996,667,728]" gridcol="7" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">6 (58)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A1EF61A0FCCD" box="[156,1996,743,804]" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A1EF64FBFCCD" box="[332,663,743,804]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A1EF67C2FCE9" bold="true" box="[332,430,743,768]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Paratype</emphasis>
TS 2311
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A1EF65BCFCCD" box="[689,976,743,804]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">611 (2851225) × 11 (320)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A1EF6333FCCD" box="[1173,1375,743,804]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">733 (3551124) × 14 (721)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A1EF607EFCCD" box="[1404,1554,743,804]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">45 (2758.5)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA1EF60D7FCCD" box="[1610,1723,743,804]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">13 (1215)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A1EF61A0FCCD" box="[1794,1996,743,804]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">6 (47)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A03B61A0FC99" box="[156,1996,819,880]" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A03B64FBFC99" box="[332,663,819,880]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A03B67C2FCA5" bold="true" box="[332,430,819,844]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Paratype</emphasis>
TS 2337
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A03B65BCFC99" box="[689,976,819,880]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">691 (2351306) × 10 (521.8)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A03B6333FC99" box="[1173,1375,819,880]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">1063 (7581476) × 16 (821)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A03B607EFC99" box="[1404,1554,819,880]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">51 (4362.1)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA03B60D7FC99" box="[1610,1723,819,880]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">12 (1014)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A03B61A0FC99" box="[1794,1996,819,880]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">8 (312)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A08861A0FC54" box="[156,1996,896,957]" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A08864FBFC54" box="[332,663,896,957]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A08867C2FC70" bold="true" box="[332,430,896,921]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Paratype</emphasis>
TS 2327
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A08865BCFC54" box="[689,976,896,957]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">802 (3391455) × 12 (424)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A0886333FC54" box="[1173,1375,896,957]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">1021 (5221461) × 17 (1223)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A088607EFC54" box="[1404,1554,896,957]" gridcol="5" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">57 (3774)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA08860D7FC54" box="[1610,1723,896,957]" gridcol="6" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">12 (1014)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A08861A0FC54" box="[1794,1996,896,957]" gridcol="7" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">6 (410)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A0C461A0FBE0" box="[156,1996,972,1033]" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-6="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A0C464FBFBE0" box="[332,663,972,1033]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35B09A0C4646BFBE0" authority="Lendenfeld, 1897" authorityName="Lendenfeld" authorityYear="1897" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="globostellata">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A0C46475FC0C" box="[332,537,972,997]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya globostellata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE34FFF35B09A0F8646BFBE0" author="Lendenfeld, R. V." box="[332,519,1008,1033]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="93 - 133" refId="ref28691" refString="Lendenfeld, R. V. (1897) Spongien von Sansibar. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 21, 93 - 133." type="journal article" year="1897">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A0F8646BFBE0" bold="true" box="[332,519,1008,1033]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Lendenfeld, 1897</emphasis>
</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A0C465BCFBE0" box="[689,976,972,1033]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">10002100 × 2432</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000259ADA0C46217FBE0" box="[1000,1147,972,1033]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">400500 × 1416</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A0C46333FBE0" box="[1173,1375,972,1033]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">10001500 × 33</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A0C4607EFBE0" box="[1404,1554,972,1033]" gridcol="5" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">60100</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A0C461A0FBE0" box="[1794,1996,972,1033]" gridcol="7" gridrow="5" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">912</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A71061A0FBBC" box="[156,1996,1048,1109]" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-7="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A71064FBFBBC" box="[332,663,1048,1109]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35B09A71067A2FBBC" authority="(Baer, 1906)" baseAuthorityName="Baer" baseAuthorityYear="1906" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="parvistella">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A71067BDFBD8" box="[332,465,1048,1073]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">T. parvistella</emphasis>
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A73467A2FBBC" bold="true" box="[332,462,1084,1109]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE34FFF35B16A73467ABFBBC" author="Baer, L." box="[339,455,1084,1109]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="1 - 32" refId="ref25426" refString="Baer, L. (1906) Silicispongien von Sansibar, Kapstadt und Papeete. Archiv Fur Naturgeschichte, 72 (1), 1 - 32." type="journal article" year="1906">Baer, 1906</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A71065BCFBBC" box="[689,976,1048,1109]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">7181342 × 318</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A7106333FBBC" box="[1173,1375,1048,1109]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">8411100 × 1418</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A710607EFBBC" box="[1404,1554,1048,1109]" gridcol="5" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">3359</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA71060D7FBBC" box="[1610,1723,1048,1109]" gridcol="6" gridrow="6" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">711</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A76C61A0FB48" box="[156,1996,1124,1185]" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-7="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A76C64FBFB48" box="[332,663,1124,1185]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35B09A76C67A0FB48" authority="Sollas, 1888" authorityName="Sollas" authorityYear="1888" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="japonica">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A76C6782FB94" box="[332,494,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya japonica</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE34FFF35B09A78067A0FB48" author="Sollas, W. J." box="[332,460,1160,1185]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="1 - 458" refId="ref31468" refString="Sollas, W. J. (1888) Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H. M. S. ' Challenger', during the years 1873 - 1876. Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H. M. S. ' Challenger', 1873 - 1876. Zoology, 25 (63), 1 - 458." type="journal article" year="1888">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A78067A0FB48" bold="true" box="[332,460,1160,1185]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Sollas, 1888</emphasis>
</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A76C65BCFB48" box="[689,976,1124,1185]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">1510 × 26</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A76C607EFB48" box="[1404,1554,1124,1185]" gridcol="5" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">67</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA76C60D7FB48" box="[1610,1723,1124,1185]" gridcol="6" gridrow="7" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">12</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A7B961A0FB07" box="[156,1996,1201,1262]" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A7B964FBFB07" box="[332,663,1201,1262]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35B09A7B96463FB07" authority="Kirkpatrick, 1903" authorityName="Kirkpatrick" authorityYear="1903" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="magna">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A7B967B6FB23" box="[332,474,1201,1226]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya magna</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE34FFF35B09A7DD6463FB07" author="Kirkpatrick, R." box="[332,527,1237,1262]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="233 - 264" refId="ref28487" refString="Kirkpatrick, R. (1903) Descriptions of South African sponges. Part III. Marine Investigations in South Africa, 2 (14), 233 - 264. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / p. 366550" type="journal article" year="1903">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A7DD6463FB07" bold="true" box="[332,527,1237,1262]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Kirkpatrick, 1903</emphasis>
</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A7B965BCFB07" box="[689,976,1201,1262]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">4805 × 75</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A7B9607EFB07" box="[1404,1554,1201,1262]" gridcol="5" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">60110</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA7B960D7FB07" box="[1610,1723,1201,1262]" gridcol="6" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">1217</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A7B961A0FB07" box="[1794,1996,1201,1262]" gridcol="7" gridrow="8" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">3545 (57 actines)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A7F561A0FAD3" box="[156,1996,1277,1338]" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A7F564FBFAD3" box="[332,663,1277,1338]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35B09A7F56420FAD3" authority="Ribeiro &amp; Muricy, 2011" authorityName="Ribeiro &amp; Muricy" authorityYear="2011" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="samaaii">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A7F56789FAFF" box="[332,485,1277,1302]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya samaaii</emphasis>
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A6296420FAD3" bold="true" box="[332,588,1313,1338]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Ribeiro &amp; Muricy, 2011</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A7F565BCFAD3" box="[689,976,1277,1338]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">3273 (28002818) × 91 (91)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A7F56333FAD3" box="[1173,1375,1277,1338]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">757 (655828) × 18 (18)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A7F5607EFAD3" box="[1404,1554,1277,1338]" gridcol="5" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">199 (155209)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA7F560D7FAD3" box="[1610,1723,1277,1338]" gridcol="6" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">14 (1221)</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A7F561A0FAD3" box="[1794,1996,1277,1338]" gridcol="7" gridrow="9" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">38 (2346)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A64161A0FA43" box="[156,1996,1353,1450]" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-4="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A64164FBFA43" box="[332,663,1353,1450]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35B09A6416787FA6F" authority="(Wright, 1881)" baseAuthorityName="Wright" baseAuthorityYear="1881" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="seychellensis">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A6416475FA8B" box="[332,537,1353,1378]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya seychellensis</emphasis>
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A6656787FA6F" bold="true" box="[332,491,1389,1414]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE34FFF35B16A6656788FA6F" author="Wright, E. P." box="[339,484,1389,1414]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="13 - 20" refId="ref32755" refString="Wright, E. P. (1881) On a new genus and species of a sponge (Alemo Seychellensis) with supposed heteromorphic zooids. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, 28, 13 - 20." type="journal article" year="1881">Wright, 1881</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(from Sara
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35820A66564FDFA6F" box="[613,657,1389,1414]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">et al</emphasis>
. 1993)
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A64165BCFA43" box="[689,976,1353,1450]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">11001250 × 1822</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000259ADA6416217FA43" box="[1000,1147,1353,1450]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">300400 × 10</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A641607EFA43" box="[1404,1554,1353,1450]" gridcol="5" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">3080</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA64160D7FA43" box="[1610,1723,1353,1450]" gridcol="6" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">814</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A64161A0FA43" box="[1794,1996,1353,1450]" gridcol="7" gridrow="10" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">1820</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A6B161A0F9F3" box="[156,1996,1465,1562]" gridrow="11" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A6B164FBF9F3" box="[332,663,1465,1562]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35B09A6B16476FA1F" authority="(Bowerbank, 1873)" baseAuthorityName="Bowerbank" baseAuthorityYear="1873" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="robusta">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A6B1678DFA3B" box="[332,481,1465,1490]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya robusta</emphasis>
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A6D56476FA1F" bold="true" box="[332,538,1501,1526]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE34FFF35B16A6D5647FFA1F" author="Bowerbank, J. S." box="[339,531,1501,1526]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="3 - 25" refId="ref25659" refString="Bowerbank, J. S. (1873) Contributions to a general history of the Spongiadae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, Part IV, 3 - 25." type="book chapter" year="1873">Bowerbank, 1873</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(from Sara
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A5096715F9F3" box="[332,377,1537,1562]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">et al</emphasis>
. 1993)
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A6B165BCF9F3" box="[689,976,1465,1562]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">7001450 × 1222</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025ED0A6B16333F9F3" box="[1173,1375,1465,1562]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">350 × 59</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025F39A6B1607EF9F3" box="[1404,1554,1465,1562]" gridcol="5" gridrow="11" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">25120</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA6B160D7F9F3" box="[1610,1723,1465,1562]" gridcol="6" gridrow="11" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">1014</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A6B161A0F9F3" box="[1794,1996,1465,1562]" gridcol="7" gridrow="11" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">2030</td>
</tr>
<tr id="47FB3110AE3400025AD9A52261A0F98E" box="[156,1996,1578,1639]" gridrow="12" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<td id="042A586CAE3400025B09A52264FBF98E" box="[332,663,1578,1639]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE34FFF35B09A522678EF98E" authority="(Dendy, 1916)" baseAuthorityName="Dendy" baseAuthorityYear="1916" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="stellagrandis">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A5226470F9AA" box="[332,540,1578,1603]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Tethya stellagrandis</emphasis>
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE34FFF35B09A546678EF98E" bold="true" box="[332,482,1614,1639]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE34FFF35B16A54667B7F98E" author="Dendy, A." box="[339,475,1614,1639]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="225 - 271" refId="ref26652" refString="Dendy, A. (1916) Report on the Homosclerophora and Astrotetraxonida collected by H. M. S. ' Sealark' in the Indian Ocean. In: Reports of the Percy Sladen trust expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905. Vol. 6. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 17 (2), 225 - 271, pls. 44 - 48. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1096 - 3642.1916. tb 00596. x" type="journal article" year="1916">Dendy, 1916</bibRefCitation>
)
</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</td>
<td id="042A586CAE34000258F4A52265BCF98E" box="[689,976,1578,1639]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">1900 × 38</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025C0FA52260D7F98E" box="[1610,1723,1578,1639]" gridcol="6" gridrow="12" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">16</td>
<td id="042A586CAE3400025D47A52261A0F98E" box="[1794,1996,1578,1639]" gridcol="7" gridrow="12" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">25</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<caption id="ADB463DAAE35FFF25AD2A47C64F4F811" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14746061" ID-Zenodo-Dep="14746061" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14746061/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" startId="15.[151,250,1908,1932]" targetBox="[199,1388,179,1882]" targetPageId="15" targetType="figure">
<paragraph id="F9743352AE35FFF25AD2A47C64F4F811" blockId="15.[151,1437,1908,2040]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE35FFF25AD2A47C677EF864" bold="true" box="[151,274,1908,1933]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
External morphology, skeletal architecture and spicule complement of
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE35FFF2599EA47C62A7F864" bold="true" box="[987,1227,1908,1933]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE35FFF2599EA47C621AF865" authorityName="Payne &amp; Samaai &amp; Janson &amp; Kerwath &amp; Gibbons" authorityYear="2025" box="[987,1142,1908,1932]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="muricyi" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE35FFF2599EA47C621AF865" bold="true" box="[987,1142,1908,1932]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Tethya muricyi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D08C523BAE35FFF25E3EA47D62A7F864" box="[1147,1227,1909,1933]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
A—Lab photograph of whole-body image of preserved Holotype specimen. B—Skeletal architecture on transverse view showing radial architecture and scattered spherasters in choanosome. Spicule complement—C—Anisostrongyloxea. D—Strongyle. E—Spherasters. F— Tylaster. G—Spheroxyasters. Scale bars on figure.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="F9743352AE2AFFED5A82A22F633CFDF0" blockId="16.[151,1437,151,537]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5A82A22F6412FEA8" authority="Lendenfeld, 1897" authorityName="Lendenfeld" authorityYear="1897" box="[199,638,295,321]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="globostellata">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5A82A22F67C0FEA8" box="[199,428,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya globostellata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5BF3A22F6412FEA8" author="Lendenfeld, R. V." box="[438,638,295,321]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="93 - 133" refId="ref28691" refString="Lendenfeld, R. V. (1897) Spongien von Sansibar. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 21, 93 - 133." type="journal article" year="1897">Lendenfeld, 1897</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(anisostrongyloxeas: 10002100 × 2432 µm; styles: 400500 × 14 16 µm; amphistrongyles: 10001500 × 33 µm; oxyasters: 60100 µm; strongylasters: 912 µm) and
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5F4DA243674BFE60" authority="(Baer, 1906)" baseAuthorityName="Baer" baseAuthorityYear="1906" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="parvistella">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5F4DA24363F0FE8C" box="[1288,1436,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">T. parvistella</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5ADAA2676772FE60" author="Baer, L." box="[159,286,367,393]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="1 - 32" refId="ref25426" refString="Baer, L. (1906) Silicispongien von Sansibar, Kapstadt und Papeete. Archiv Fur Naturgeschichte, 72 (1), 1 - 32." type="journal article" year="1906">Baer, 1906</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
(anisostrongyloxeas: 7181342 × 318 µm; amphistrongyles: 8411100 × 1418 µm; spherasters: 3359 µm; tylasters: I) 7 µm, II) 11 µm) somewhat resembles the present material. However,
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5EA3A29B63F0FE45" authorityName="Sollas" authorityYear="1888" box="[1254,1436,403,429]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="japonica">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5EA3A29B63F0FE45" box="[1254,1436,403,429]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya japonica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5A82A2BF67FCFE38" baseAuthorityName="Baer" baseAuthorityYear="1906" box="[199,400,439,465]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="parvistella">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5A82A2BF67FCFE38" box="[199,400,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya parvistella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
lack spheroxyasters, whereas
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED58A3A2BF65A5FE38" authorityName="Lendenfeld" authorityYear="1897" box="[742,969,439,465]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="globostellata">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED58A3A2BF65A5FE38" box="[742,969,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya globostellata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED599DA2BF632BFE38" authority="Kirkpatrick, 1903" authorityName="Kirkpatrick" authorityYear="1903" box="[984,1351,439,465]" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="magna">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED599DA2BF6219FE39" box="[984,1141,439,465]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya magna</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5E38A2BF632BFE38" author="Kirkpatrick, R." box="[1149,1351,439,465]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="233 - 264" refId="ref28487" refString="Kirkpatrick, R. (1903) Descriptions of South African sponges. Part III. Marine Investigations in South Africa, 2 (14), 233 - 264. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / p. 366550" type="journal article" year="1903">Kirkpatrick, 1903</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="3ECB48D1AE2AFFED5F16A2BF67D2FE1C" authority="(Topsent, 1918)" baseAuthorityName="Topsent" baseAuthorityYear="1918" class="Demospongiae" family="Tethyidae" genus="Tethya" kingdom="Animalia" order="Tethyida" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="peracuta">
<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5F16A2BF6697FE1D" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya peracuta</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="9D5A4EA3AE2AFFED5B4BA2D367DBFE1C" author="Topsent, E." box="[270,439,475,501]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="535 - 618" refId="ref31587" refString="Topsent, E. (1918) Eponges de San Thome. Essai sur les genres Spirastrella, Donatia et Chondrilla. Archives de Zoologie Experimentelle et Generale, 57 (6), 535 - 618." type="journal article" year="1918">Topsent, 1918</bibRefCitation>
)
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,
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,
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,
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<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5909A2D36258FE1C" box="[844,1076,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya seychellensis</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="CBBFEF40AE2AFFED5E31A2D36337FE1C" box="[1140,1371,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Tethya stellagrandis</emphasis>
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have medium to large spheroxyasters, unlike the small spheroxyasters found in
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(
<tableCitation id="B44906E9AE2AFFED5EAEA2F7632EFDF0" box="[1259,1346,511,537]" captionStart="TABLE 3" captionStartId="14.[145,237,549,575]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="TABLE 3. Comparative spicule dimensions of Tethya muricyi Payne, Samaai &amp; Gibbons sp. nov. specimens and the species of Tethya occurring in the region of interest (South Africa, WIO, Indo-Pacific). Micrometric values are in µm, n = 20 where applicable." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/ADB463DAAE34FFF35AD4A12D627DFD8A" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" tableUuid="ADB463DAAE34FFF35AD4A12D627DFD8A">Table 3</tableCitation>
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