Genus Awhiowhio Kelly, 2007

Type species. Awhiowhio osheai Kelly, 2007 .

Definition. Massive cup- or plate-shaped Corallistidae . Choanosomal megascleres are smooth nodulose dicranoclones with spires of smooth nodules, forming very robust intricate zygoses with ‘trabeculae’ through the entire mass. Ectosomal spicules are smooth dichotriaenes. Choanosomal microscleres are small fine-rayed streptaster/ spirasters. Ectosomal microscleres are irregular acanthose micropolyrhabds or irregular nodulose spirasters (Kelly 2007).