Four new species of Mycale (Porifera: Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida) from the Southwest Atlantic Author Mácola, Rosa Author Nascimento, Elielton Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Rua Nelson Chaves, s / n. Cidade Universitária, 50670 - 420, Recife, PE-Brazil. Author Pinheiro, Ulisses Author Neves, Elizabeth Author Johnsson, Rodrigo text Zootaxa 2025 2025-04-29 5627 3 401 430 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5627.3.1 journal article 309635 10.11646/zootaxa.5627.3.1 656cf17c-5eb6-4ce6-b3b3-4b5137d4a408 1175-5326 15326189 467EB70A-2295-4126-917C-C797DA33E0D4

TABLE 4. Comparative morphological and micrometric data on the spicules and overview of distribution of the living species Mycale (Mycale) from Brazil. Values are in micrometres (μm), expressed as follows: minimum – maximum or minimum– average –maximum length/width.

Species	Habit	Megascleres	Anisochelae	Sigmas	Trichodragmas	Ocurrence/ depth (m)
M. (M.) salvadorensis sp. nov. UFBA 4593 - Holotype	Massive, flattened	I: 353–521.4–687/ 7 – 11–17 II: 323–482.4–667/ 4.3–8.5–12.2	I: 49–56.5–63 III: 14.6–18.1–19.5	I: 26.8–37.1–56 II: 9.7–13.1–17	I: 66–79.3–119 II: 17.4–24.2–44	Brazil (Bahia State)/ 2.1.
M. (M.) salvadorensis sp. nov. UFBA 1866 - Paratype	Massive, flattened	I: 424 – 572.6 – 687/ 7.2 – 10 – 14.6 II: 323 – 427.3 – 485/ 4.8 – 10.6 – 14.6	I: 46–54–58 III: 12.2–16–18.3	I: 34–40.7–46 II: 9.7–12.8–17	I: 66–81.9–98 II: 17–22.2–29.2	Brazil (Bahia State)/ 5–8.
M. (M.) salvadorensis sp. nov. UFPEPOR 4353- Paratype	Encrusting	309–457.9–589/ 7.2–10.3–12.8	I: 49–53.1–56 II: 13.5–17.1–19.4	I: 35–38.8–48 II: 9.3–13.2–17.2	I: 42–68.7–98 II: 25.3–28.8–38	Brazil (Bahia State)/ 2
M. (M.) alagoana Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2011 Orig. description	Thick cushionshaped incrustations.	I: 406–451–508 / 9.6–13.7–15.6 II: 497–581–691 / 7.2- 9.6-14.4	I: 37.4–64.3–69 II: 25–26 (3) III: 18–24 (8)	I: 38–43.5–48 II, n.f. III: 11–12.5–14 (12)	65–78–100	Brazil (Alagoas State)/ 0–3.
M. (M.) arenaria Hajdu & DesqueyrouxFaúndez, 1994 sensu Hajdu & Boury-Esnault (1991, as M. (M.) arenosa, Holotype)	Massive, amorphous	I: 598–665–735/ 10.4–13– 17.3 II: 343–434–500/ 8.1–13–17.3	I: 60–61.6–63 II: 40 (rare) III: 19.6–20.7–23.5	29.8–34.8–39/ 2.8–2.9–3.3	78–94–113/ 6.3– 13.5–20	Brazil (Rio de Janeiro State)/ 4.
M. arenaria Hajdu & DesqueyrouxFaúndez, 1994 Orig. description	Cushion-shaped	I, 323–440.8–588/4.4– 11.5–16.8 II, 46–645.5–754/ 6.9–12.3–17.3	I: 50–58.4–69 II: 40 (rare) III: 17.2–26.8–41	28–35–43	55–88.4–113/ 4.6–10.6– 20	Brazil (Rio de Janeiro State)/ 2–4
M. (M.) arenaria sensu Van Soest (2017)	Irregularly massive	468–620–744/ 12–15.4–20	I: 50–55.9–63 III: 16–19.4–24	I: 32–40.4–53 II: 12–13.2–15	I: 61–74.5–93/ 11–12.4–15 II: 17–26.1–33/ 9–10.8–12	Suriname / 59