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BMNH 1872.10.19.1, redescribed by Carter (1879) designated neotype by Van Soest et al. 2012.
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Neotype BMNH 1872.10.19.1, images of skeleton and spicules, A: microphoto of cross section of peripheral skeleton, B: oxea, B1 detail of one of the apices of an oxea, C: polyactine C1 detail of apex of lateral clade, D: trichodragma.
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Habit and skeleton, A: flabellate specimen ZMA Por. 14023 from Darwin, North Australia (scale bar = 1 cm), B: branching digitate specimen RMNH Por. 978 infested with zoanthids from Aru Islands Indonesia (scale bar = 1 cm), C: peripheral skeleton of ZMA Por. 14023 showing raspailiid character of long thin style sheathed in a bouquet of short thin styles, D: thick section of choanosomal skeleton of ZMA Por. 14023.
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ZMA Por. 14023, A: detail of rounded end of long thin style, B: details of short thin style, C: oxea, C1 details of apices of oxeas showing minute spines, D: three- and four claded polyactines, D1 detail of apex of lateral clade of polyactine showing minute spines, E: microphoto of trichodragmas, E1 individual raphide dissociated trichodragma showing rugosities.
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Holotype ZMA Por. 22412 encrusting a stone and SEM images of spicules. A: shape (arrow) encrusting a fragment of sandstone (scale 1 cm), B: long thin style B1 details of apices of long thin style, C: short thin style C1 details of apices of short thin style, D: short thick styles showing size variation, D1 detail of head of short thick style, E: polyactines (three-, four-, five-, and seven-claded) and one amphipolyactine showing size differences, E1 detail of bulbous end of lateral cladus, F: amphipolyactines full-grown and spined (left) next to incipient smooth spicule (right).
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Holotype ZMA Por. 06723 encrusting a stone, and SEM images of the spicules. A: shape (arrow) encrusting a fragment of sandstone (scale 1 cm), B: subtylostyle, B1 details of apices of subtylostyle, C: short thin centrotylote style, C1 details of apices and middle part of short thin centrotylote style, D: polyactines.
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Holotype slide BMNH 1931.1.1.19a and microphotos of skeleton and polyactine. A: slide labeled ‘Cyamon vickersii (Bow.) Ind. Mus. Coll.’ in Burton’s handwriting, B: microphoto of section of skeleton made from the slide, C: characteristic polyactine with recurved hooklike spines on basal cladus and short stubby lateral cladi.
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Holotype BMNH 1939.2.20.9. A: shape of holotype (scale bar = 1 cm), B: details of long thin style, C: short thin style, C1 details of short thin style, D: various shapes of polyactines, E: trichodragma, E1 detail of trichodragma.
