Pellina longispicula, Czerniavsky, 1880

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Pellina longispicula f. tahanrohensis Czerniavsky, 1880

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Pellina longispicula f. tahanrohensis Czerniavsky, 1880: 113, pl. II (VI) fig. 15b-c.

The forma was described by Czerniavsky from Thanro Harbor, Sea of Asov, approximate coordinates 47.03°N 37.58°E, depth shallow, among coastal algae. No type material was identified in ZIN-RAS. The genus Pellina Schmidt, 1870 is a junior synonym of Halichondria Fleming, 1828 (see Erpenbeck & Van Soest 2002: 803). Pellina longispicula Czerniavsky, 1880 is a possible endemic species of the Black Sea with oxea lengths of 400-540 x 9-16 µm. The differences of the typical forma (f. longispicula ) and f. suchumica appear entirely unclear. All three are from nearby localities in the northern Black Sea. Above I proposed to merge the formae, including the present, into a single species to be named Halichondria (Halichondria) longispicula ( Czerniavsky, 1880) .

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FIGURE 8. A. Cliona argus var. laevicollis Thiele, 1898: pl. VIII fig. 15, B. Spirastrella decumbens var. Ridley & Dendy, 1887: pl. XLV fig. 12, C–D. Spirastrella digitata Hentschel, 1909, C. habitus pl. XXII fig. 7, D. spicules text-fig. 18, E. Spirastrella vagabunda var. arabica Topsent, 1893: fig. 1, F. Suberites inconstans var. digitata Dendy, 1887: pl. IX fig. 2, G. Suberites inconstans var. globosa Dendy, 1887: pl. IX fig. 1, H. Suberites inconstans var. maeandrina Dendy, 1887: pl. X fig. 1, I. Hymedesmia unistellata var. aspera Topsent, 1904: pl. XII fig. 7, J. Timea crassa; sensu Lévi, 1952: fig. 10, K. Timea hallezi var. crassa; sensu Lévi, 1952: fig. 9, L. Aaptos niger Hoshino, 1981b: pl. II fig. 5, M. Halichondria bowerbanki var. stellifera Breton, Girard & Lagardère, 1995: fig. 9, N. Hymeniacidon kerguelensis var. capensis Hentschel, 1914: pl. VIII fig. 8, O. Pellina longispicula f. tahanrohensis Czerniavsky, 1880: pl. II (VI) figs. 15b-c, P. Pseudosuberites hyalinus var. compacta Hentschel, 1914: pl. IV fig. 1.