Paraleucilla

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3764.5.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:66502B5F-5DBF-4C0C-A09A-6E4D6196D032
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6134589
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C4078793-FFD4-B736-0ABA-A4873CC3F9BC
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Paraleucilla
status

1. Tangential triactines are present on the sponge surface........................................................ 2

- Tangential triactines are absent........................................................................... 8

2. Cortical tetractines belong to two categories....................................................... P. crosslandi View in CoL

- Cortical tetractine belong to only one category.............................................................. 3

3. Diactines are absent............................................................................. P. magna View in CoL

- Diactines are present................................................................................... 4

4. Diactines are in tufts.......................................................................... P. perlucida View in CoL

- Diactines are free in the skeleton......................................................................... 5

5. Diactines have spines........................................................................ P. saccharata View in CoL

- Diactines are smooth................................................................................... 6

6. Subatrial skeleton contains triactines.................................................... P. incomposita View in CoL sp. nov.

- Subatrial skeleton does not contain triactines................................................................ 7

7. Atrial skeleton composed of triactines............................................................. P. cucumis View in CoL

- Atrial skeleton composed of tetractines............................................................ P. princeps View in CoL

8. Subatrial skeleton composed only of triactines........................................................ P. proteus View in CoL

- Subatrial skeleton composed of triactines and tetractines....................................................... 9

9. Subatrial triactines and tetractines both belong to more than one spicule category........................ P. oca View in CoL sp. nov.

- Subatrial triactines and tetractines both belong to only one spicule category...................................... 10

10. Diactines are small (177.5 ± 5.8 µm) and mainly occur embedded in the inner region....................... P. sphaerica View in CoL

- Diactines are large (498.0 ±103.7 µm) and cross the sponge wall from the cortex to the choanosome... P. solangeae View in CoL sp. nov.