TABLE 1 in New species of Desmanthus (Porifera, Demospongiae) with a discussion of its ordinal relationships

TABLE 1. — Spicule sizes (µm) reported for Desmanthus incrustans.
ReferenceDesmas I cladomeDesmas II cladomeDesmas II rhabdomeStylesTopsent 1889 (Caribbean)not recordednot recordednot recorded300-400Kobluk & Van Soest 1989 (Caribbean)100-14070-12020-30340-510 × 3.5-8Topsent 1894not recordednot recordednot recorded330-1000 × 13-25Pulitzer-Finali 1970 (Mediterranean)not recordedup to 200not recorded370-1100 × 15-26Pouliquen 1972 (Mediterranean)not recordednot recordednot recorded280-1100 × 10-30Vacelet et al. 1976 (Indian Ocean)not recorded10080-175 × 20-30300-550 × 10-20Pulitzer-Finali 1983 (Mediterranean)80-130not recordednot recorded300-560 × 8-26Lévi & Lévi 1989 (Philippines)not recorded300-400110 × 30350-1100 × 30Pulitzer-Finali 1996 (Papua New Guinea)240not recorded70-150 × 15-30180-300 × 9-16