TABLE 8 in Twelve new Demospongiae (Porifera) from Chilean fjords, with remarks upon sponge-derived biogeographic compartments in the SE Pacific

TABLE 8. Comparative micrometric data on spicule length x width and known distribution for Neopodospongia tupecomareni sp. nov. and other species of Neopodospongia. Micrometric values for spicules are expressed in µm.
SpeciesMegascleresMicroscleres aciculospinorhabdsDistribution—Habit – Recorded DepthN. tupecomareni sp. nov. holotype539– 623.7 –713 x 10– 12.3 –14I. 50–61 x 29–34 II. 28–34 x 19–21Chilean Fjords Region, SE Pacific—encrusting (3–5 mm thick)—23 mN. tupecomareni sp. nov. paratype (MNRJ 8223)428– 515.2 –589 x 7– 10.0 –13.2I. 48–61 x 19–33 II. 26–38 x 17–25as above—14 mN. tupecomareni sp. nov. paratype (MNRJ 10787)459– 609.8 –682 x 9.3– 12.7 – 15.5I. 48– 60.8 –70 x 25– 37.5 –53 II. 26– 30.6 –36 x 12– 16.8 –20as above—25 mN. pagei Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2011304– 389 –437 x 6– 7 –9I. 40– 44 –47 x 22– 26 –31 II. 13– 20 –32 x 8– 12 –20Three Kings Islands, New Zealand –encrusting (3–5 mm thick)—10 mN. bergquistae Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2011355– 405 –457 x 5– 6 –828– 35 –40 x 15– 17 –22Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand –encrusting (3–5 mm thick)—18 mN. exilis Sim-Smith & Kelly, 2011483– 596 –680 x 7– 8 –9I. 56– 70 –76 x 34– 40 –46 II. 25– 45 –59 x 13– 21 –27Cavalli Seamounts, New Zealand –encrusting(1 mm thick)—562 to 600 mN. normani (Stephens, 1915)500–650 x 8I. 100 x 130 II. 60–75 x 50SW and NW Ireland (Eagle Island)—thinly encrusting— 710 to 856 m