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Holotype a–b. overview of the outer ectosomal surface showing oxeas and phyllotriaenes; c. overview of choanosomal skeleton; d. choanosomal desmas with short, rounded, and blunt tubercles; e. details of desmas; f. desma zygosis. (SEM pictures: Lin Gong).
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Holotype ARC 81577. (A) In vivo appearance. (B) Skeleton. (C) Oxea. (D) Microrhabd. (E) Orthotriaenes/Dichotriaenes. (F) Aspidaster. (G) Aspidaster surface. (H) Strongylasters. (plate: C. Goodwin)
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Photographed in situ on the E coast of Komodo Island, Indonesia, by R. Roozendaal.
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1.9 cm long
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Original drawing of spicules.
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Deck image showing midnight blue colouration and palmate morphology: CRRF describes it as a "dark, royal blue (not navy blue), (palmate) fan sponge with pointed tips, 20 cm high and about 1 cm thick, that tears easily, and which has a fleshy surface" Localtion: Three Kings Islands, 2.5 nm east of Great Island, NIWA Station Z15944; 34.170° S, 172.210° E; depth 200 m; 16 Apr. 1999; CRRF 0CDN6626, NIWA 93474 leg.; dredge. (Photo: Lori J. Bell, CRRF)
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Bonaire specimen, RMNH 9228
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Bonaire specimen, RMNH 9218 (in situ)
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Bonaire specimen, RMNH 9232 (on deck)
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Bonaire specimen, RMNH 9225
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Bonaire specimens, RMNH Por. 9223 & 9224
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Type specimens from Oman
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SEM images of spicules.
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ZMA holotype from Oman. Photo R.G. Moolenbeek.
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SEM images of spicules.
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Skomer, Wales, 51°43'51.991" N 5°18'2.232" W, 2018-06-22
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Neophrissospongia endoumensis in shallow marine cave with internal freshwater springs.
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Neophrissospongia endoumensis in shallow marine cave with internal freshwater springs.
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Whole specimen (ZMBN 85242) collected by Hans Tore Rapp at Langenuen, Western Norway. (Picture: P. Cárdenas)
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The holotype is a cushion-like piece measuring 12 x 8 cm. Thickly encrusting, pinkish red with thick, non-detachable cortex. The corrugate surface is interrupted by smooth, circular or oval depressions, 2.5 x 2.5 cm to 4 x 4 cm, dotted by numerous inhalant 0.2–1 mm diameter oscules; some irregular, also smooth and depressed areas are without visible openings. There are two oscule areas on the type specimen, seven on the in-situ-photographed sponge. The elevated ridges and wrinkles, including those surrounding the oscules, are rough to the touch and encrusted by some encrusting coralline algae. The color of the ridges is brown to gray-brown, with some red from fouling corallines, or green from associated cyanobacteria. The smooth, depressed areas, including the oscular areas, are free of epizoans and of clear pinkish-red color in life, proper to the sponge (modified by Cárdenas, from Rützler et al., 2014).
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spicules (holotype USNM 1228917, SEM): a, large oxeas and triaenes (both partial); b, sterrasters, including a developmental stage (left); c, sterrasters, enlarged; d, cortical strongyloxeas; e, microspined oxyasters attached to an immature sterraster; f, microspined strongylaster, also attached to spines of an immature sterraster.
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Habits in situ and on deck, a-b. Holotype Por. 9255, c-d, Paratype Por. 9246.
