Hidden treasures of Camamu Bay, Bahia, Brazil: New records and two new species of Raspailiidae (Porifera, Demospongiae) Author Ozga, Aline Vasum Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500 - Bloco IV - Prédio 43433 - sala 214 Porto Alegre-RS - CEP 91501 - 970, Rio Grande do Sul-Brasil Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Campus Litoral Norte, Centro de Estudos Costeiros, Limnológicos e Marinhos, Av. Tramandai, 976, Imbé, CEP 95.625 - 000, RS-Brasil Author Menegola, Carla Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Avenida Bento Gonçalves, 9500 - Bloco IV - Prédio 43433 - sala 214 Porto Alegre-RS - CEP 91501 - 970, Rio Grande do Sul-Brasil Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Campus Litoral Norte, Centro de Estudos Costeiros, Limnológicos e Marinhos, Av. Tramandai, 976, Imbé, CEP 95.625 - 000, RS-Brasil text Zootaxa 2023 2023-11-24 5375 4 515 532 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5375.4.4/52343 journal article 280765 10.11646/zootaxa.5375.4.4 78120cd9-846b-4483-9061-ef131002c698 1175-5326 10202905 361B8D47-4AE1-4983-B197-C604769CDFB6

TABLE 3. Comparisons of shape and dimensions of the spicules with an overview of geographic and depth distribution of Thrinacophora Ridley, 1885. Measured spicules of each category (micrometers, μm) expressed as follows: minimum-mean-maximum length/width.

Species	Distribution / Depth (m)	Strongyles	Oxeas/anisoxeas	Styles I	Styles II	Styles III	Trichodragma
Thrinacophora melae sp. nov.	Bahia, Brazil / 2 – 3	310–461.7–850 x 7.5–9.8–15	Absent	875–1177.5–1400 x 7.5–11.3–17.5	250–776–1350 x 2.5–4.3–10	92.5–153.4–177.5 x 5–7.8–10	Raphides 250–344.3–450 x 1–1.6–3
Thrinacophora cervicornis Ridley & Dendy, 1886	Philippines Arafura Sea and Northwest Shelf Western Atlantic, Pacific / 8 – 83	Absent	212–279.3–325 x 9–14.8–19	288–473.1–608 x 0.5–2.8–5.5	51–66.3–96 x 6–8.3–10	Absent	5–66.3–96 x 6–8.3–10
Thrinacophora dubia Brøndsted, 1924	Auckland and Campbell Islands, Pacific / shallow-water	Absent	Absent	Styles,varying through subtylostyles to tylostyles 90–2000 x 14	Absent	100–160 x 4–5	Raphides 400 x 3–1
Thrinacophora funiformis Ridley & Dendy, 1886	Guyana Shelf, NE Brazil / 33	Absent	324–406–482 x 13–19.7–23	538–992–1398 x 16–25.1–32	Cladostyles 267–370–439 x 3.5–5.2–7	Absent	Raphides in trichodragma 105–118–129 x 7–8.4–10
Thrinacophora incrustans Kieschnick, 1896	Ternate, Indonesia	Absent	Absent	Styles	Amphioxes, Cladostrongyles	Absent	Trichodragma
Thrinacophora murrayi Arnesen, 1920	Cape Bojador (St.37), Saara Ocidental, Western Sahara, Morocco / 39	Absent	296–407.6 x 18.5	Styles choanosome two size 273x18.5 592x18.5	Absent	Absent	40x10
Thrinacophora rhaphidophora (Hentschel, 1912)	Ilhas Aru, norte de Penambulai, Arafura Sea / 8	Absent	Amphioxes (styles and amphistrongyles) 2224–320 x 11–13	Styles and Amphistrongyles 1600–1920 x 20 μ	Styles Amphistrongyles 448–600 x 5 μ	Absent	Raphides about 100 μ
Thrinacophora spinosa Wilson, 1902	Off Punta Melones (stn 6072), Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico / 74	Absent	Oxeas big 250x8 small 200x6	Styles big 1100x10–12 small 800x8	Styles very slender 800–1100x5 smaller forms 400x3–5	Absent	About 120 μ