Integrative taxonomy of introduced Haplosclerida and four new species from Hawaiʻi Author Vicente, Jan Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Ma ̄ noa, Ka ̄ ne‘ohe, HI, 96744, USA. Author Rutkowski, Emily Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Ma ̄ noa, Ka ̄ ne‘ohe, HI, 96744, USA. Author Lavrov, Dennis V. Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, 343 A Bessey, IA, 50011 - 1020, USA. Author Martineau, Gabrielle Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Ma ̄ noa, Ka ̄ ne‘ohe, HI, 96744, USA. Author Timmers, Molly Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Ma ̄ noa, Ka ̄ ne‘ohe, HI, 96744, USA. & Pristine Seas, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Author Toonen, Robert J. Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai‘i at Ma ̄ noa, Ka ̄ ne‘ohe, HI, 96744, USA. text Zootaxa 2025 2025-01-08 5566 2 243 272 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5566.2.2 journal article 307786 10.11646/zootaxa.5566.2.2 d5d5e90c-310f-4a09-8bc6-e2faabed8f0b 1175-5326 14702682 85B55E49-BBC7-4321-8CC4-CBD49D29ED43

TABLE 1. Spicule measurements of oxeas and sigmas for Haliclona (Gellius) loe sp. nov.. Measurements are expressed as minimum–mean (±1 standard deviation)–maximum. N=50 for oxeas and N=10 for sigmas.

Voucher	Oxeas Length (µ m)	Width ( µm )	Sigmas Length ( µm) Width ( µm)
* Specimen from Northeastern Brazil corresponding to 28S sequence (acc. No. MZ366950) (Bispo et al., 2019).
BPBM C1523 (h)	158.0–(191.3±11.6)–216.4	2.2–(5.4±1.6)–8.2	8.9–(10.2±0.7)–11.5	0.4–(0.7±0.2)–1.1
BPBM C1533 (p)	138.3–(174.3±14.3)–201.5	1.1–(4.0±1.2)–6.7	8.7–(9.7±0.5)–10.6	0.5–(0.6±0.1)–0.8
BPBM C1524 (p)	142.5–(165.1±11.8)–224.5	2.3–(4.2±0.7)–5.4	8.8–(9.5±0.4)–10.0	0.4–(0.6±0.1)–0.8
BPBM C1534 (p)	148.8–(185.2±11.9)–207.2	4.6–(6.3±1.0)–9.2	9.5–(10±0.4)–10.5	0.3–(0.5±0.1)–0.7
BPBM C1673 (p)	140.1-(205.0±19.4)-253.0	5.0-(6.0±0.7)-8.2	10.0-(11.0±0.7)-12.0	0.5-(0.6±0.1)-0.8
BPBM C1519	104.2–(176±19.9) –196	1.9–(7.1±2.3)–9.3	16.9–(20±1.5)–22.1	1.2–(1.5±0.2)–2.0
BPBM C1520	135.6–(168.9±12.2)–189.0	2.7–(5.4±1.1)–7.7	17.2–(19.2±1.5)–22.0	0.7–(1.0±0.3)–1.6
BPBM C1545	131.2–(166.9±15.4)–198.9	2.2–(6.6±2.4)–10.9	15.1–(18.7±1.6)–20.2	1.0–(1.2±0.2)–1.4
BPBM C1543	144.0–(171.9±10.4)–194.2	3.4–(5.1±0.6)–6.0	15.2–(18.0±1.8)–21.3	0.9–(1.1±0.2)–1.5
BPBM C1541	128.0–(167.9±10.5)–185.7	1.8–(5.2±1.0)–6.5	17.0–(20.0±1.3)–22.0	0.9–(1.1±0.1)–1.4
BPBM C1544	93.5–(191.3±17.2)–209.7	1.2–(7.9±1.3)–9.2	16.2–(18.2±1.9)–22.6	0.7–(1.0±0.2)–1.2
BPBM C1542	126.0–(188.6±11.6)–206.0	1.7–(8.2±1.9)–11.5	18.5–(19.7±0.9)–21.0	0.8–(0.9±0.1)–1.1
BPBM C1638	125.2–(172.8±11.6)–194.8	1.8–(6.3±1.1)–8.1	17.2–(20.4±1.6)–23.1	1.0–(1.3±0.3)–1.9
MNRJ 22768*	136–154.9–176	4–6.6–9	14–16.9–20	None provided
YPM 5047 (h)	143–200	None provided	17–23	None provided