TABLE 1 in Deep-sea reef building hexactinellids (Euretidae) from the Bering Sea abyssal zone

TABLE 1. Measurements of spicule types of Periphragella spiridonovi sp. nov. and P. elisae Marshall (from Reiswig, 2002) for comparison (in mm). P. spiridonovi sp. nov.P. elisae (holotype)IORAS 5/2/3812, holotypeIORAS 5/2/3839, paratypeIORAS 5/2/3802, paratypesummaryfrom Reiswig & Wheeler (2002)nminmaxavgstdnminmaxavgstdnminmaxavgstdminmaxminmaxavgstdL dermal or atrial pentactin tangential ray380.2120.3600.2750.031250.1950.3250.2620.034260.1420.3190.2680.0350.1420.3600.1210.2500.1810.031L dermal or atrial pentactin ray directed inside body270.2360.4430.3320.052250.1950.4370.3260.06080.2770.3480.3120.0260.1950.4430.1500.4210.2660.055L clavate scopule230.3890.5020.4340.030250.3360.5310.4070.047250.3070.6020.4060.0620.3070.6020.1550.5900.3750.105l clavate scopule tine230.0470.0890.0670.010250.0470.0830.0620.009250.0410.0770.0630.0090.0410.0890.0100.1150.0670.017D macrodiscohexaster40.0560.0950.0710.017210.0470.1620.0840.0300.0470.162d macrodiscohexaster40.0360.0560.0450.010210.0320.0760.0510.0140.0320.076D microdiscohexaster270.0200.0420.0300.005250.0200.0450.0300.005270.0200.0350.0280.0050.0200.0450.0130.0340.0230.004d microdiscohexaster270.0060.0220.0130.003250.0080.0160.0120.002270.0080.0170.0110.0020.0060.0220.0080.002D oxyhexaster250.0500.1120.0730.013250.0450.0780.0670.010250.0420.0900.0660.0110.0420.1120.0270.0690.0450.007d oxyhexaster250.0220.0780.0390.012250.0200.0480.0350.008250.0170.0620.0340.0110.0170.0780.0120.016