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

Species	Habit	Mycalostyles	Oxeas	Anisochelae I	Anisochelae II	Sigmas	Sigmas Sigmoid form	Naviculichelae	Toxas	Ocurrence
M. (N.) oxeata sp. nov., Holotype UFPEPOR 2867	Thinly encrusting	301–336.3– 364/ 3.9–5.9–7.9	76–99.3–129/ 4.3–5.5–7.2	31–37.9–41	8.7–10.2–11.6	I: 33–41.2–50 II: 8.7–10.2– 11.6	–	13–14.5–15.6	–	Baía de Todos-osSantos/ Southwest Atlantic
M. (N.) oxeata sp. nov., Paratype UFPEPOR 2868	Thinly encrusting	261–343–367/ 3.4–5.4–7.4	90–99.1–105/ 2.8–3.6–4.2	32–41.1–47	11–11.5–11.7	I: 40–45.5–55 II: 9–10–10.9	–	10.6–14.3–23.7	–	Baía de Todos-osSantos/ Southwest Atlantic
M. (N.) oxeata sp. nov., Paratype UFPEPOR 2871	Thinly encrusting	286–332.2– 359/ 3.2–5.8–7.5	128–150.1– 167/ 1.8–3.5–6.7	33–39–45	No measures	I: 34–43.8–50 II: 9.3–9.7– 10.1	–	10.7–16.2–23.9	–	Baía de Todos-osSantos/ Southwest Atlantic
M. (N.) oxeata sp. nov., Paratype UFPEPOR 2872	Thinly encrusting	285–335.2– 382/ 3.1–5.4–7.9	90–127.4– 178/ 4.2–5.1–6.6	32–39–48	No measures	I: 41–46.7–56 II: 8.6–9.3– 9.9	–	8.3–15.7–21.5	–	Baía de Todos-osSantos/ Southwest Atlantic
M. (N.) arcuiris Lerner & Hajdu, 2002 Orig. description	Thinly or massively encrusting	280–346.2– 372/ 2.3–4.6–6.3	–	32–39.9–45/ 15–19.8–22	–	I: 44–50.8–59/ 2–2.5–3 II: 9–10.4–11	–	13.5–18.5–23.8	–	Brazil (São Paulo and Santa Catarina States)
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