Table 3 in Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique)

Table 3. Species of the genus Phoriospongia Marshall, 1880; characteristics based on the original descriptions.
SpeciesAuthorDistributionShapeMegascleresSize (μm)MicroscleresSize (μm)P. arenifibrosa(Dendy, 1896)Australia–“Broken”“Not measured”Isochelae16P. argentea(Marshall, 1880)AustraliaMassiveStyles80––P. caniculataLendenfeld, 1889Australia–Oxeas160 × 4Sigmas47P. carcinophila(Lendenfeld, 1889)Australia–Two sizes of strongyles200 × 1 and 200 × 2––P. flabellopalmata(Carter, 1885)Australia–Styles270 × 4Raphids–P. levisLendenfeld, 1888Australia–Strongyles100 × 1Sigmas30P. mammilata(Lendenfeld, 1888)Australia–Strongyles250 × 6––P. papillosa(Lamarck, 1815)Australia–No macrosleres–––P. poni(de Laubenfels, 1950)Hawaii–Strongyles; oxeas; styles90 × 5; 120 × 5; 120 × 5Raphids90 × 0.5P. reticulumMarshall, 1880Australia–Tylostyles–Sigmas50P. solidaMarshall, 1880AustraliaMassiveTylostyles200–300Sigmas40P. squalida(Lendenfeld, 1888)Australia–––––P. syringiana(Whitelegge, 1906)AustraliaBranchingStrongyles130–150 × 5.5Sigmas, chelae“Various”