Leucandra pilula Van & De 2018, sp.nov. ...

• Main Authors: Van, Rob W. M., De, Nicole J.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Porifera; Calcarea; Leucosolenida; Grantiidae; Leucandra; Leucandra pilula; Bird Island; Indian
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5966738; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.5966738

Leucandra pilula sp.nov. Figs 58a–g, 59a–e Material examined. Holotype, ZMA Por. 10528, Seychelles, Bird Island, 3.7167°S 55.2167°E, coastal reef at 13 m depth, scuba, coll. W. Kolvoort, field nr. NIOP-E stat. 717/34, 20 December 1992. Paratypes, ZMA Por. 10379a, Seychelles, Mahé, E coast, N of Moyenne Island, 4.6167°S 55.5167°E, depth 1–7 m, reef, snorkeling, coll. R.W.M. van Soest, field nr. NIOP-E stat. 606, 10 December 1992; ZMA Por. 10641 (2 specimens), Seychelles, Amirantes, St. François Atoll, Île Bijoutier, depth 3 m, reef, scuba, coll. R.W.M. van Soest, field nr. NIOP-E stat. 792/21, 6 January 1993; ZMA Por. 11564, Seychelles, Amirantes, N of Platte Island Atoll, 5.8167°S 55.3667°E, depth 6 m, reef, coll. R.W.M. van Soest, field nr. NIOP-E stat. stat. 796/42, 7 January 1993. Description. Small white or beige-white globules (Figs 58a–d), with a single apical oscule, flush with the surface, which is optically smooth but feels rough. Size of body up to 1.5 cm high, 1 cm in diameter; oscule 2–3 mm in ... : Published as part of Van, Rob W. M. & De, Nicole J., 2018, Calcareous sponges of the Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea, pp. 1-160 in Zootaxa 4426 (1) on pages 96-100, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4426.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1271239 ...