TABLE 3 in Eleven new heteroscleromorph Demospongiae (Porifera), and a new record of the tetractinellid Ancorina corticata, from Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount on the Madagascar Ridge in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO)

TABLE 3. Comparative spicule dimensions of Tethya muricyi Payne, Samaai & 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.
SpecimenAnisostrongyloxeaStylesStrongyleSpherasterTylasterSpheroxyasterTethya muricyi sp. nov.Holotype TS 2358639 (293–1280) × 11 (6–23)1020 (596–1249) × 17 (9–25)41 (21–56)13 (10–15)6 (5–8)Paratype TS 2311611 (285–1225) × 11 (3–20)733 (355–1124) × 14 (7–21)45 (27–58.5)13 (12–15)6 (4–7)Paratype TS 2337691 (235–1306) × 10 (5–21.8)1063 (758–1476) × 16 (8–21)51 (43–62.1)12 (10–14)8 (3–12)Paratype TS 2327802 (339–1455) × 12 (4–24)1021 (522–1461) × 17 (12–23)57 (37–74)12 (10–14)6 (4–10)Tethya globostellata Lendenfeld, 18971000–2100 × 24–32400–500 × 14–161000–1500 × 3360–1009–12T. parvistella (Baer, 1906)718–1342 × 3–18841–1100 × 14–1833–597–11Tethya japonica Sollas, 18881510 × 266712Tethya magna Kirkpatrick, 19034805 × 7560–11012–1735–45 (5–7 actines)Tethya samaaii Ribeiro & Muricy, 20113273 (2800–2818) × 91 (91)757 (655–828) × 18 (18)199 (155–209)14 (12–21)38 (23–46)Tethya seychellensis (Wright, 1881) (from Sara et al. 1993)1100–1250 × 18–22300–400 × 1030–808–1418–20Tethya robusta (Bowerbank, 1873) (from Sara et al. 1993)700–1450 × 12–22350 × 5–925–12010–1420–30Tethya stellagrandis (Dendy, 1916)1900 × 381625