TABLE 4 in Taxonomy of Placospongia Gray, 1867 from Northern and Northeastern Brazil, with description of two new species (Porifera: Demospongiae: Clionaida)

TABLE 4. Spicule measurements of all specimens of P. cristata studied here and of previous records (min–mean–max, length / width or diameter in micrometres).
Specimens examined / ReferenceLocalityTylostyleSelenasterSpherasterMicro-spheroxyasterUFRJPOR 3382 (holotype remeasured)NE Brazil (Pernambuco State)I: 430–532–600 / 6–9–11 Tyle I: 7–11–15 II: 210–293–340 / 5–6–7 (n=10) Tyle II: 7–8–10 (n=10)30–37–48 / 37–47–5710–16–251.4–2.1–2.9MNRJ 29661 (= P. ruetzleri sensu Bettcher et al. 2023, remeasured)NE Brazil (Bahia State)I: 650–803–910 / 7–10–13 Tyle I: 12–13–15 II: 220–273–340 / 2–5–8 Tyle II: 5–7–1045–50–53 / 32–37–4210–13–181.0–2.0–3.0sensu Boury–EsnaultNE Brazil560–990 / 6–1244–50 /9–19-1973(Pernambuco State)Tyle: 12–1628–34sensu David-Colón etColombiaI: 390–670–965 / 7–15–3552–73–93 /7–19–301.0–1.6–3.0al. 2023II: 101–288–490 / 5–13–2545–60–75sensu Bettcher et al.NE Brazil251–480–797 / 6–10–1554–62–71 /15–18–251.4–2.3 (n=2)2023(Bahia State)39–49–55