Doconesthes Topsent, 1928

Reiswig, Henry M., 2015, First Lanuginellinae (Porifera, Hexactinellida, Rossellidae) from the NE Pacific and first species of Doconesthes from the Pacific Ocean, Zootaxa 3920 (4), pp. 572-578 : 573

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.4.6
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5691319
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scientific name	Doconesthes Topsent, 1928
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Genus Doconesthes Topsent, 1928 View in CoL

Diagnosis. Basiphytous or rhizophytous saccular body. Prostalia lateralia absent or as long diactins or raised pentactins. Choanosomal spicules are diactins. Hypodermalia are pentactins; hypoatrialia are hexactins, when present. Dermalia are mostly diactins, atrialia are hexactins. Microscleres are strobiloplumicomes and oxyoidal: hemioxyhexasters, oxyhexasters and oxyhexactins. (emended from Tabachnick & Menshenina 2013).

Type species. Doconesthes sessilis Topsent, 1928