Table 8 in Rossellid glass sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida) from New Zealand waters, with description of one new genus and six new species

Table 8. Spicule dimensions (µm) of Caulophacus (Caulophacus) serpens sp. nov., NIWA 126084.
Parametermeans.d.rangeno.Hypodermal body pentactintangential ray length398187192-138543tangential ray width13.52.78.2-19.641proximal ray length482207210-86530Hypoatrial body pentactintangential ray length36072206-68946tangential ray width14.73.08.0-20.147proximal ray length67096450-89846Hypodermal stalk pentactintangential ray length20564117-46051tangential ray width10.82.27.2-19.050proximal ray length305129140-78949Choanosomal hexactin raylength55575286-71853width10.32.25.5-14.258Choanosomal diactinlength (mm)1.310.350.63-2.2250width7.11.44.9-11.450Body dermal pinular pentactinpinular ray length21828164-27329basal ray width8.41.66.0-14.644maximum ray width21.33.014.7-29.160tangential ray length95.512.572.2-117.830ray width7.01.04.8-9.353Body dermal pinular hextactinpinular ray length16914156-1843pinular ray basal width7.70.96.2-8.87pinular ray maximum width25.24.221.7-30.64tangential ray length93.515.084.5-110.83tangential ray width6.51.04.8-7.77proximal ray length77.113.163.8-90.03proximal ray width6.80.66.2-7.74Body atrial pinular pentactinpinular ray length36251263-44030pinular ray basal width8.21.25.0-10.255pinular ray maximum width17.93.111.8-27.044tangential ray length1231698-16744tangential ray width7.21.24.2-9.859Stalk dermal pinular pentactinpinular ray length28322242-32630pinular ray basal width8.61.56.0-13.750pinular ray maximum width32.36.318.2-47.950tangential ray length1021465-13334tangential ray width7.01.14.5-9.357Discohexactindiameter18518142-22558ray width4.60.72.9-6.858Thick-ray Caulophacus Caulophacus discohexasterdiameter943248-1399primary ray length7.51.45.0-9.49secondary ray length39.815.818.0-60.79Thin-ray Caulophacus Caulophacus discohexasterdiameter46.14.534.0-58.059primary ray length7.61.24.4-11.459secondary ray length15.42.08.8-21.359