Stryphnus novaezealandiae Kelly & Sim-Smith, 2012, sp. nov.

• Main Authors: Kelly, Michelle, Sim-Smith, Carina
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2012
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Porifera; Demospongiae; Astrophorida; Ancorinidae; Stryphnus; Stryphnus novaezealandiae; Bay of Plenty; North Cape
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6168625; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C987BFFFE2FFCB09A48AB0FA9B58C5

Stryphnus novaezealandiae sp. nov. (Fig. 2 D, 7A–E, 8) Material examined. Holotype ― NIWA 52581: NIWA Stn TAN0413/109, Rungapapa Knoll, Bay of Plenty, 37.549º S, 176.988º E, 136–142 m, 13 Nov 2004. Paratypes ― NIWA 44381: NIWA Stn W0455, Chatham Rise, 43.465° S, 175.090° E, 130–136 m, 22 Feb 1995; NIWA 52584: Three Kings Islands, 34.146° S, 172.144° E, RV Kaharoa , 17 m, 14 Apr 1999, SCUBA, additional vouchers of this paratype are held in the CRRF reference collection (0 CDN 6576-I) and in the USNM (USNM 1182995); NIWA 52583: North Cape, 34.372° S, 172.015° E, RV Kaharoa , 80 m, 18 Apr 1999, additional vouchers of this paratype are held in the CRRF reference collection (0 CDN 6655-S) and at the USNM (USNM 1182996). Other material. NIWA 44382, NIWA 44390: NIWA Stn W0452, Chatham Rise, 43.450° S, 175.135° E, 120–180 m, 22 Feb 1995; NIWA 44384: NIWA Stn W0447, Chatham Rise, 43.245° S, 175.458° E, 80–85 m, 22 Feb 1995; NIWA 44380: NIWA Stn W0456, Chatham Rise, 43.452° S, 175.116° E, 145–150 m, 22 Feb 1995; NIWA 44385: NIWA Stn W0437, Chatham Rise, 43.241° S, 175.434° E, 78–80 m, 22 Feb 1995; NIWA 52585: NIWA Stn TAN0413/109, Rungapapa Knoll, Bay of Plenty, 37.549º S, 176.988º E, 136–142 m, 13 Nov 2004. Type locality. Rungapapa Knoll, Bay of Plenty. Distribution. Three Kings Islands, North Cape, Bay of Plenty, Chatham Rise. Description. Massive, irregularly lobate, to thickly encrusting sponge, 400 mm x 400 mm x 30 mm thick (Fig. 2 D), often completely invested by the bright orange red encrusting sponge Antho (Acarnia) novizelanica (Ridley & Dendy) (Poecilosclerida: Microcionidae). Surface is macroscopically smooth but harsh to the touch, no oscules are visible. Ectosome is 2–3 mm thick but not visible in life due to the dark pigmentation. Texture firm, barely compressible, the interior is cavernous. Colour in life dark purplish black, in ethanol dark reddish brown. Skeleton. Ectosome is about 3000 µm deep and clearly differentiated from the underlying choanosome, which is denser and more heavily pigmented. Both ...