TABLE 9 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 9. Comparative spicule dimensions of Fibulia punicea Payne, Samaai & Gibbons sp. nov. specimens and the species of Fibulia occurring in the region of interest (WIO & South Africa) and adjacent areas. Micrometric values are in µm, n = 20 where applicable.
SpecimenOxeaChelaFibulia punicea sp. nov.Holotype TS 2472319 (282–342) × 6 (4–8)14 (12–15))Paratype TS 2303336 (307–389) × 8 (5–10)13.9 (12.7–15.4)Paratype TS 2473334 (281–386) × 6 (3–7)13 (12–14)Paratype TS 2477363 (303–412) × 6 (3–9)13 (12–14)Fibulia ramosa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)600 × 2220Fibulia ectofibrosa (Lévi, 1963)300–375 × 10–1216Fibulia occiensis Rengaiyan, Kurian Palayil & Ingole, 2022628 (483–700) × 19 (15–21)36 (30–41)Fibulia myxillioides (Burton, 1932)300 × 630Fibulia novaezealandiae (Brøndsted, 1924)350 × 612–14