Table 6 in New sponge species from Seno Magdalena, Puyuhuapi Fjord and Jacaf Canal (Chile)

Table 6 (continued). Morphological characters and distribution of the species of Biemna Gray, 1867 recorded in the Southern Hemisphere. The distribution refers to that present in the World Porifera Database (van Soest et al. 2020).
SpeciesShapeColourSurfaceConsistencySpicules (μm) Styles: 450–550 × 35–45 Raphids: 100–110 × 1DistributionBiemna polyphylla Lévi, 1963ErectYellowish greyCorrugate porous–Raphidoid microxeas: 35–55 Sigma I: 130–160 × 6–9 Sigma II: 18–20 Sigma III: 9–10 Styles: 420–470 × 10–16 Subtylostyles: 420–480 × 10–16South AfricaBiemna rhabderemioides Bergquist, 1961Encrusting to massiveBright yellowHispid, conuloseFirmRaphids: 90 Microxeas: 50 × 3 Sigma I: 42–45 Sigma II: 12–14South AfricaBiemna rhabdostyla Uriz, 1988Glabrous, with some Dirty Thickly conules brown after encrusting terminating preservation in spicule brushesFragileStyles: 800–1210 × 13–27 Rhabdostyles: 130–215 × 8–11 Raphids: 123–160 Microxeas: 40–54 × 1.5 Sigma I: 53–112 × 3–4.5 Sigma II: 30–45 × 2–4 Sigma III: 13–22 × 1.5 Styles: 350–480 × 5–11.5South AfricaEncrusting to Biemna rufescens massive with Bergquist & Fromont, 1988 prominent ocular fistulesQuite Purple, Soft and smooth and yellow compressible finely hispidMicroxeas I: 90–130 Microxeas II: 45–73 Sigma I: 30–50 Sigma II: 20–32 Sigma III: 13–20New ZealandBiemna strongylota Rios & Cristobo, 2006Erect sponges, supported by stalk 5 to 10 mm long White in and 1.5 to 2 mm ethanol in diameter at the baseHispid, rough to the touch–Strongyles: 400–(553) 640 × 19–(26.5) 30 Raphids: 130–(179) 238 Microxeas: 58–(72) 86 Sigma I: 35–(82) 100 × 2 Sigma II: 10–(16) 22 × 1Antarctica