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. NIOPor. 3277.GM03, Palk Bay, Palk Bay,
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; coll. Gowri,
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E27896EFF13FAF2912BA954" bold="true" box="[199,334,1360,1386]" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">Etymology.</emphasis>
Named after Dr Rob van Soest for his outstanding support to the authors Indian sponge research, and for his monumental contribution to spongology as a whole.
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Specimen erect, flabellate and planar with grooved surface;
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thick (NIOPor.3277.GA05). Colour is reddish orange when alive (
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) and grey when dried (
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) (NIOPor.3277.GA05). The other
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(ZMAPor.17208, NIOPor.3277.GM03) also showed the same colour
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and
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. The live specimens (
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,
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and the other material) are with smooth furrows while bits of the above dried specimens are rough in texture. Tough surface irregular and highly conulose. Conules
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high. Oscules minute and abundantly scattered on the surface of collagenous membrane. Ostia are in the crests of the furrows.
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Choanosomal skeleton, irregular network, inseparable, matted and fibrous formed of irregular, straight and gently curved stout, stylote spicules, quite dense at some places and vacant in some areas (
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). Extra-axial fibres arise from the axial part in an angle. The fibers are connected together in an ill-defined scalariform pattern. Extra-axial fibers in the surface look like toothbrush tips.
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Megascleres. Styles of varied
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(
<figureCitation id="38E4069C6E27896EFD08F886930EAB00" box="[732,875,1828,1854]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1714,1738]" captionTargetBox="[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetId="figure-21@3.[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Stylissa soestii sp. nov. A. Holotype of S. soestii sp. nov. NIOPor.3277.GA05; in situ, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm. B. S. soestii sp. nov., NIOPor. 3277.GM03; ex situ, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form. C. S. soestii sp. nov. ZMAPor.17208; ex situ, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form. D. Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm. Figs 2EM. Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles. E. Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm. F. Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm. G. Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm. H. Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm. I. Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm. J. Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm. K. Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm. L. Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm. M. A set of styles (magnification X10)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026031" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7026031/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">Figs 2 EM</figureCitation>
): Five major
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Dominated, smooth, gently curved, stout styles (L: 421.9
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785.16 µm, W: 10.65
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26.37 µm; n=30) (
<figureCitation id="38E4069C6E27896EFBB3F8EA94DAAB5C" box="[1127,1215,1864,1890]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1714,1738]" captionTargetBox="[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetId="figure-21@3.[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Stylissa soestii sp. nov. A. Holotype of S. soestii sp. nov. NIOPor.3277.GA05; in situ, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm. B. S. soestii sp. nov., NIOPor. 3277.GM03; ex situ, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form. C. S. soestii sp. nov. ZMAPor.17208; ex situ, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form. D. Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm. Figs 2EM. Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles. E. Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm. F. Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm. G. Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm. H. Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm. I. Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm. J. Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm. K. Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm. L. Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm. M. A set of styles (magnification X10)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026031" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7026031/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">Fig. 2E</figureCitation>
);
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nearly straight, smooth, stout styles (L: 487.46
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614.11 µm, W: 10.65
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E27896EFCEBF8CE931BABB8" box="[831,894,1900,1926]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">23.94</emphasis>
25.23 µm; n=14) (
<figureCitation id="38E4069C6E27896EFB81F8CE94CCABB8" box="[1109,1193,1900,1926]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1714,1738]" captionTargetBox="[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetId="figure-21@3.[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Stylissa soestii sp. nov. A. Holotype of S. soestii sp. nov. NIOPor.3277.GA05; in situ, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm. B. S. soestii sp. nov., NIOPor. 3277.GM03; ex situ, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form. C. S. soestii sp. nov. ZMAPor.17208; ex situ, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form. D. Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm. Figs 2EM. Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles. E. Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm. F. Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm. G. Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm. H. Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm. I. Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm. J. Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm. K. Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm. L. Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm. M. A set of styles (magnification X10)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026031" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7026031/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">Fig. 2F</figureCitation>
);
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E27896EFB68F8CE94B1ABB8" bold="true" box="[1212,1236,1900,1926]" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">3)</emphasis>
abundant slender, smooth, and gently curved styles (L: 335.68
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E27896EFD7CF8329290AB94" box="[680,757,1936,1962]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">500.09</emphasis>
572.01 µm; W: 15.1
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E27896EFC29F832945FAB94" box="[1021,1082,1936,1962]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">11.13</emphasis>
2.4 µm; n =25) (
<figureCitation id="38E4069C6E27896EFADBF8329508AB94" box="[1295,1389,1936,1962]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1714,1738]" captionTargetBox="[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetId="figure-21@3.[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Stylissa soestii sp. nov. A. Holotype of S. soestii sp. nov. NIOPor.3277.GA05; in situ, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm. B. S. soestii sp. nov., NIOPor. 3277.GM03; ex situ, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form. C. S. soestii sp. nov. ZMAPor.17208; ex situ, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form. D. Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm. Figs 2EM. Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles. E. Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm. F. Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm. G. Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm. H. Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm. I. Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm. J. Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm. K. Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm. L. Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm. M. A set of styles (magnification X10)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026031" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7026031/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">Fig. 2G</figureCitation>
);
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E27896EFA51F83295F9AB94" bold="true" box="[1413,1436,1936,1962]" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">4)</emphasis>
abundant straight slender styles (L: 445.18
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732.12 µm; W: 9.3
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E27896EFC18F8169398ABF0" box="[972,1021,1972,1998]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">10.5</emphasis>
11.2 µm; n =25) (
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);
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hair/ thread-like flexuous and curved style (L: 315.27
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720.9 µm; W: 7.59
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14.95 µm; n=20) (
<figureCitation id="38E4069C6E27896EFAEFF87A95EAABCC" box="[1339,1423,2008,2034]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1714,1738]" captionTargetBox="[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetId="figure-21@3.[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Stylissa soestii sp. nov. A. Holotype of S. soestii sp. nov. NIOPor.3277.GA05; in situ, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm. B. S. soestii sp. nov., NIOPor. 3277.GM03; ex situ, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form. C. S. soestii sp. nov. ZMAPor.17208; ex situ, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form. D. Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm. Figs 2EM. Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles. E. Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm. F. Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm. G. Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm. H. Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm. I. Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm. J. Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm. K. Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm. L. Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm. M. A set of styles (magnification X10)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026031" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7026031/files/figure.png" pageId="2" pageNumber="74">Fig. 2I</figureCitation>
); and one minor
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:
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smooth slightly curved, centre-bulged, pregnant-like strongyloxea (L:325.5
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544.42; W: 8.31
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FEB5FF1991C4ACEB" box="[353,417,187,213]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">14.07</emphasis>
18.44 µm; n=7) (
<figureCitation id="38E4069C6E218968FDA3FF1992AEACEB" box="[631,715,187,213]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1714,1738]" captionTargetBox="[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetId="figure-21@3.[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Stylissa soestii sp. nov. A. Holotype of S. soestii sp. nov. NIOPor.3277.GA05; in situ, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm. B. S. soestii sp. nov., NIOPor. 3277.GM03; ex situ, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form. C. S. soestii sp. nov. ZMAPor.17208; ex situ, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form. D. Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm. Figs 2EM. Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles. E. Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm. F. Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm. G. Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm. H. Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm. I. Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm. J. Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm. K. Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm. L. Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm. M. A set of styles (magnification X10)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026031" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7026031/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Fig. 2J</figureCitation>
). Also, few stout, strongyles (L:421.9457.04501.68 µm; W: 9.38.3118 µm; n=3) (
<figureCitation id="38E4069C6E218968FE79FF7D926CACC7" box="[429,521,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1714,1738]" captionTargetBox="[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetId="figure-21@3.[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Stylissa soestii sp. nov. A. Holotype of S. soestii sp. nov. NIOPor.3277.GA05; in situ, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm. B. S. soestii sp. nov., NIOPor. 3277.GM03; ex situ, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form. C. S. soestii sp. nov. ZMAPor.17208; ex situ, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form. D. Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm. Figs 2EM. Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles. E. Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm. F. Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm. G. Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm. H. Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm. I. Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm. J. Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm. K. Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm. L. Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm. M. A set of styles (magnification X10)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026031" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7026031/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Fig. 2K</figureCitation>
) and thin oxeas (
<figureCitation id="38E4069C6E218968FD00FF7D9349ACC7" box="[724,812,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[151,250,1714,1738]" captionTargetBox="[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetId="figure-21@3.[303,1285,179,1689]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Stylissa soestii sp. nov. A. Holotype of S. soestii sp. nov. NIOPor.3277.GA05; in situ, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm. B. S. soestii sp. nov., NIOPor. 3277.GM03; ex situ, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form. C. S. soestii sp. nov. ZMAPor.17208; ex situ, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form. D. Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm. Figs 2EM. Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles. E. Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm. F. Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm. G. Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm. H. Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm. I. Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm. J. Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm. K. Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm. L. Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm. M. A set of styles (magnification X10)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7026031" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7026031/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Fig. 2L</figureCitation>
) were probably contaminants or juvenile megascleres rarely found in this species.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFF43F9109170AAF4" bold="true" box="[151,277,1714,1738]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFECAF91191D0AAF4" box="[286,437,1715,1739]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">Stylissa soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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A
</emphasis>
. Holotype of
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFD69F911937FAAF4" box="[701,794,1715,1738]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">S. soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFCF6F9119315AAF5" bold="true" box="[802,880,1715,1739]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
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NIOPor.3277.GA05;
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFB8FF91194F9AAF4" box="[1115,1180,1715,1738]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">in situ</emphasis>
, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form; scale bar = 5 mm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFDBDF97592E5AAD1" bold="true" box="[617,640,1751,1775]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">B.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="67DF619A6E26896FFD52F9759285AAD0" box="[646,736,1751,1774]" class="Demospongiae" family="Scopalinidae" genus="Stylissa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scopalinida" pageId="3" pageNumber="75" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="soestii" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFD52F9759285AAD0" box="[646,736,1751,1774]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">S. soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFD31F9759354AAD1" bold="true" box="[741,817,1751,1775]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, NIOPor. 3277.GM03;
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFBF3F975940DAAD0" box="[1063,1128,1751,1774]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">ex situ</emphasis>
, part of the specimen showing erect, compressed, planar grooved form.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFDE2F958922BAB2C" bold="true" box="[566,590,1786,1810]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">C.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="67DF619A6E26896FFD81F95992CAAB2C" box="[597,687,1787,1810]" class="Demospongiae" family="Scopalinidae" genus="Stylissa" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scopalinida" pageId="3" pageNumber="75" phylum="Porifera" rank="species" species="soestii" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFD81F95992CAAB2C" box="[597,687,1787,1810]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">S. soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFD61F9599365AB2D" bold="true" box="[693,768,1787,1811]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
ZMAPor.17208;
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFC6FF9599399AB2C" box="[955,1020,1787,1810]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">ex situ</emphasis>
, dried specimen, erect, flabellate, planar, broad-based grooved form.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFE6CF8BD91B5AB09" bold="true" box="[440,464,1823,1847]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">D.</emphasis>
Specimeen NIOPor.3277.GA05 showing the choanosomal skeleton with scalariform network with stout styles; scale bar = 1mm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFE2EF8E09210AB64" bold="true" box="[506,629,1858,1882]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">Figs 2EM.</emphasis>
Spicules: Different shapes of slender and stout styles.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFB4DF8E194D5AB65" bold="true" box="[1177,1200,1859,1883]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">E.</emphasis>
Type 1. slightly curved stout styles; scale bar = 50 µm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFE0FF8C5918AAB41" bold="true" box="[475,495,1895,1919]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">F.</emphasis>
Type 2. straight, stout styles; scale bar = 100 µm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFC26F8C49468AB40" bold="true" box="[1010,1037,1894,1918]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">G.</emphasis>
Type 3. Smooth, gently curved slender styles; scale bar = 100 µm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFE7BF82991ACAB9D" bold="true" box="[431,457,1931,1955]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">H.</emphasis>
Type 4. Thin, straight thread like styles; scale bar = 100 µm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFBEEF829942FAB9D" bold="true" box="[1082,1098,1931,1955]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">I.</emphasis>
Type 5. Hair-like, flexous styles; scale bar = 100 µm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFEB7F80D9113ABF9" bold="true" box="[355,374,1967,1991]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">J.</emphasis>
Type 6. Few smooth centre-bulgy, pregnant strongyloxea; scale bar = 100 µm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFB75F80D94DEABF9" bold="true" box="[1185,1211,1967,1991]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">K.</emphasis>
Rare stout strongyles; scale bar = 50 µm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFE8EF8719114ABD5" bold="true" box="[346,369,2003,2027]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">L.</emphasis>
Rare oxeas; scale bar = 50 µm.
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E26896FFD6CF87192B3ABD5" bold="true" box="[696,726,2003,2027]" pageId="3" pageNumber="75">M.</emphasis>
A set of styles (magnification X10).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="A0601A196E218968FF13FE85911AADB7" blockId="4.[151,1437,150,1185]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
Both stout and slender styles have tapered tips with a blunt, rounded base; some have flattened, but rounded base. Some of the stout and slender styles (pregnant-like
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) have an abrupt bend in the centre. A set of styles is shown in
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Fig.
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="E8C549926E218968FF13FE30941FADCB" pageId="4" pageNumber="76" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="A0601A196E218968FF13FE30941FADCB" blockId="4.[151,1437,150,1185]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FF13FE309265AD93" bold="true" box="[199,512,402,429]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Distribution and Ecology.</emphasis>
This species was found to be growing on rocky coral beds. The sponges were observed among turf algae on hard corals. The bright reddish orange colour is seen widely in St George Island, Goa. The region was dominated by reef fishes and gorgonians,
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FCCBFE7993B5ADCA" box="[799,976,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Juncella juncea</emphasis>
(Pallas, 1766)
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="E8C549926E218968FF13FE5D9413A89F" pageId="4" pageNumber="76" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="A0601A196E218968FF13FE5D942CAF2B" blockId="4.[151,1437,150,1185]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FF13FE5D915EAE27" bold="true" box="[199,315,511,537]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Remarks.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FE95FE5D9181AE26" box="[321,484,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Stylissa soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FE3EFE5D9227AE27" bold="true" box="[490,578,511,537]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="89987B706E218968FE3EFE5D9227AE27" box="[490,578,511,537]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is unique and differs from the type specimen (
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) of
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FB02FE5D9558AE26" box="[1238,1341,511,537]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. carteri</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="C44E67E86E218968FA9FFE5D90B5AE03" author="Dendy, A." pageId="4" pageNumber="76" pagination="93 - 94" refId="ref5191" refString="Dendy, A. (1889) Report on a Second Collection of Sponges from the Gulf of Manaar. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 6, 3 (14), 73 - 99, pls. II - V, pp. 93 - 94. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222938909460303" type="journal article" year="1889">Dendy, 1889</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
collected from the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Mannar, by its varied types of styles, though the new species has the bright orange red colour that is similar to the other known species of
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FC4EFDE59395AE5F" box="[922,1008,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Stylissa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FC29FDE594C7AE5E" box="[1021,1186,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Stylissa soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FB7CFDE59564AE5F" bold="true" box="[1192,1281,583,609]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="89987B706E218968FB7CFDE59564AE5F" box="[1192,1281,583,609]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
possesses the major, curved stout styles (
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FE1EFDC99257AEBA" box="[458,562,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. carteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: 400 x 21 µm, shorter than the new species), and gently curved slender, long styles (
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FF3CFD2D9134AE96" box="[232,337,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. carteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
:
<date id="D4613CD96E218968FEB4FD2D91B4AE97" box="[352,465,655,681]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76" value="1200-10-11">1200 x 11</date>
µm; longer than
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FD41FD2D929CAE96" box="[661,761,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FCD4FD2D933EAE97" bold="true" box="[768,859,655,681]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="89987B706E218968FCD4FD2D933EAE97" box="[768,859,655,681]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
). Additional types of styles include nearly straight, stout and slender styles, slender hair-like flexuous, and styles with a bulgy-centre. Moreover, when dried
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FAECFD1195F8AEF2" box="[1336,1437,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FF43FD759088AECF" bold="true" box="[151,237,727,753]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="89987B706E218968FF43FD759088AECF" box="[151,237,727,753]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76" rank="species">sp. nov</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was grey while
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FE7CFD759274AECE" box="[424,529,727,753]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. carteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
remained dull reddish orange. Nevertheless, the irregular skeletal network of
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FA53FD7590BAAF2A" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. soestii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FF32FD59915AAF2B" bold="true" box="[230,319,763,789]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="89987B706E218968FF32FD59915AAF2B" box="[230,319,763,789]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
with stylote spicules and no definite fibres matches that of
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FC0EFD599427AF2A" box="[986,1090,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. carteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A0601A196E218968FF13FCBD9134A80B" blockId="4.[151,1437,150,1185]" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">
The
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and
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of
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FD87FCBD92DEAF06" box="[595,699,799,825]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. carteri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were examined by
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, together with some other northern Australian species, and showed only a single type of styles (272651 x 428 µm) with occasional strongylote modifications, differing from those of
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Though the styles of
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(341643 x 329 µm), redescribed from the Indonesian
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and
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and abundant new material from northern
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by
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, also showed varied thickness and thus closer to the new species the absence of anisoxeas (255596 x 627 µm), the presence of more than
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of styles in the new species from
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, their respective morphologies, and their disjunct geographic distributions differentiate
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from
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FF43FBB9912FA80B" box="[151,330,1051,1077]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. flabelliformis</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FF13FB9D9109A866" box="[199,364,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">Stylissa soestii</emphasis>
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also differs from
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FD42FB9D929CA866" box="[662,761,1087,1113]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. massa</emphasis>
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from the Mergui Archipelago,
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(
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), the latter was grey or brown, massive, lobate and compressed and plumose while,
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<emphasis id="92ABC60B6E218968FC39FBC19430A842" box="[1005,1109,1123,1149]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="76">S. soestii</emphasis>
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was bright reddish orange, soft and firm with a stout base, laminar, compressed and with grooved branches.
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