Table 1 in Sponges of the family Esperiopsidae (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Northwest Africa, with the descriptions of four new species

Table 1. Summary of characters of Atlantic sponges belonging to genera Amphilectus Vosmaer, 1880 and Esperiopsis Carter, 1882.
GenusSpeciesShapeSkeletonStylesChelaeSigmasMicroxeasDepthColorAmphilectuscolumnatuspedunculateirregular750 x 1616n.a.n.a.1267greyAmphilectusfucorumencr., massive, ramoseplumoreticulate170-500 x 3-1914-28n.a.n.a.0-108orangeAmphilectusinformisencrustingreticulate200-260 x 8-1024-27n.a.n.a.45pale yellowAmphilectuslesleiramosereticulatestr 270-330 x 10-1634-53n.a.n.a.322?Amphilectuslobatusencr.-lobateplumoreticulate145-230 x 2-1015-23n.a.n.a.0-200pale yellowAmphilectuspedicellatuspedunculateirregular350-940 x 12-2413-15n.a.n.a.700grey-brownAmphilectusrugosus s. Urizmassivereticulate210-526 x 7-1821-25n.a.n.a.322cream-whiteAmphilectustypichelaencrustingreticulate330-450 x 4-6(1) 64-75, (2) 21-25n.a.n.a.90-180greyAmphilectusutriculus sp. nov.pedunculate-sac-shapedplumoreticulate330-414 x 11-1452-66n.a.n.a.260-500brownAmphilectusstrepsichelifer sp. nov.pedunculate lollipopplumose396-462 x 3-7(1,twisted) 32-36, (2) 32-36n.a.n.a.348-354light brownEsperiopsisdecoraencrustingreticulate500-550 x 10(1) 120, (2) 57-64, (3) 22(1)385-475, (2) 12010 (tricho)1360whiteEsperiopsisflagellumencrustingreticulate390-440 x 6-7(1) 43-83, (2) 18-21(1)95-250, (2)30-130n.a.550greyEsperiopsisincognitaencrustingplumoreticulate400-450 x 6-8(1) 35-55, (2) 13(1) 100-320, (2) 40-75n.a.700grey-whiteEsperiopsismacrosigmaencrustingplumoreticulate370-420 x 6-8(1) 110-125, (2) 60, (3) 15-24(1) 100-400, (2)40-75n.a.450-1300?Esperiopsispolymorphavariable massive-ramosereticulate385-585 x 3350(1) 50, (2) 1513736-927white, brownEsperiopsispraeditaencrustingreticulate465 x 6(1) 50, (2)3050-200n.a.736brownEsperiopsisstrongylatusencrustingplumoreticulatestr 280-340 x 5-7(1) 45-55, (2) 20-25n.a.n.a.85light greyEsperiopsisstrongylophoraencrustingplumoreticulatestr 250-360 x 2.5-3(1) 80-110, (2)48- 55, (3)27-40(1) 300-370, (2) 90- 160n.a.500cream-whiteEsperiopsisvillosamassive, erectreticulate590 x 4-5(1) 100, (2) 60160-170n.a.36-2000greyEsperiopsisvillosa s. Lundbeckleaf-shapedreticulate600-750 x 10-20(1) 80-120, (2) 78- 92, (3) 21-3145-190n.a.800-1000greyMycalopsisradiataencrustingplumoreticulate385-455 x 7-8(1) 80-95, (2)48-58, (3) 18-21n.a.n.a.1331grey-blackEsperiopsiscimensis sp. nov.encrustingplumose396-461 x 5-8(1)56-84, (2) 14-21(1)76-96, (2)36-56n.a.155-170yellow