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 1. Comparative data on the dimensions (µm) of spicules of the known species of Mycale (Zygomycale). Values are in micrometres (μm), expressed as follows: minimum –maximum or minimum– average –maximum length/width.

Species	Subtylostyles	Styles	Sigmas	Toxas	Palmate anisochelae	Isochelae	Raphides	Micracanthoxeas
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M. (Z.) odoya sp. nov. UFPEPOR 2866 (Holotype)	Subtylostyles:128– 187.2–295/ 1.4–2.7–7.3	203–276.7–304/ 4.4–5.8–7.2	I. 69–73.2–77 II. 15.2–25.9–36	22.7–38.2–71	I. 39–42.1–45 II. 16.5–17.5– 18.4 III. 16.2–17.7– 21.3	9.1–10.6–12.3	20.3–28.2–40/1– 1.3–2	4.2–4.8–5.3/0.3
M. (Z.) angulosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Sensu Hajdu et al., 2011	244–305	Absent	I. 78–94 II. 13–40	53–83	I. 40–51 II. 15–20	10–13	75–232	Absent
M. (Z.) angulosa (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) UFBA1128	I. 230-294-350/ 3.7-8.1-12.5 II. 190-225.8-290/ 1.2-2.1-2.5	Absent	I. 80-91.5-100 II. 12- 17.6- 28	75-82.7-93	I. 45-52.2-58 II. 15-19.8-25	10-11-13	Rare (measures not given)	Microxeas 20-28.6-38
M. (Z.) ramulosa Carballo & Cruz Barraza 2010 Orig. description	290–296.3–318/ 2.5–5.9–8.8	Absent	I. 73–78.4–83 II. 13.8–26–35	35–58–85	I. 43–45–49 II. 17.5–20.6– 25	10.5–12.2–15	23–31.9–38	3.5–4–5
Mycale (Z.) pectinicola Hentschel, 1911 Orig. description	200–286/ 4–8	Absent	I. 80–85 II. rare (measures not given)	40	I. 40–45/13–15 II. 15–20/5–6	9–10/2	Absent	Rare (measures not given)
M. (Z.) pectinicola sensu Calcinai (2013, based on Holotype)	260–271–280/ 5–7.5	Absent	I. 80–84.5–95/5 II. 15–26–35	15–34.6–60	I. 40–43.7–45 II. 10–18.3–22.5	10–11.5–12.5	Absent	15–19.6