Table 2 in Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique)

Table 2. Species of the genus Chondropsis Carter, 1886; characteristics based on the original and later descriptions.
SpeciesAuthorDistributionShapeMegascleresSize (μm)MicroscleresSize (μm)C. arenacea(Dendy, 1917)AustraliaMassiveStrongyles220 × 2.5Sigmas–C. areniferaCarter, 1886AustraliaMassiveStrongyles160–190 × 1–2––C. australis(Lendenfeld, 1888)AustraliaMassiveStrongyles160–193 × 2–3Isochelae; sigmas10–17; 20–30C. ceratosusKirkpatrick, 1900PacificEncrustingStrongyles120 × 2Sigmas30–50C. chaliniformis(Lendenfeld, 1889)AustraliaBranching–lobateStrongyles180 × 2Sigmas50C. columniferaDendy, 1895AustraliaMassiveStrongyles140 × 2No–C. confoederata(Lamarck, 1814)AustraliaMassiveStrongyles140–160 × 1–3No–C. isimangalisoSamaai et al. 2019South AfricaEncrusting/massiveStrongyles129 (119–138) × 2 (2)C–shaped sigmas52 (43–59)C. kirkii(Bowerbank, 1841)AustraliaEncrusting/massiveStrongyles170 × 3–4Sigmas5C. lamella(Lendenfeld, 1888)Madagascar, AustraliaLamellarStrongyles100 × 3Two sizes of sigmas10 and 47C. macropsamma(Lendenfeld, 1888)AustraliaFlabellateStrongyles260 × 3––C. subtilisCalcinai et al. 2013IndonesiaEncrusting/massiveStrongyles142.5–180 × 2C– and S–shaped sigmas13.5–18.5C. topsentiDendy, 1895AustraliaMassiveStrongyles140 × 2––C. wilsoniDendy, 1895AustraliaMassiveStrongyles/tylotes180 × 2.5C–shaped sigmas16