Axinella thielei ( Topsent, 1898 )

Morrow, Christine, Cárdenas, Paco, Boury-Esnault, Nicole, Picton, Bernard, Mccormack, Grace, Soest, Rob Van, Collins, Allen, Redmond, Niamh, Maggs, Christine, Sigwart, Julia & Allcock, Louise A., 2019, Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy with the revised concept of Stelligeridae (Porifera: Demospongiae), Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 187, pp. 31-81 : 64

Axinella thielei ( Topsent, 1898) (p. 245).

Material examined: Lectotype (here designated) MNHN DT885, Princess Alice, Prainha de Pico, Azores , 523 m, 1895.

MNHN DT886, MNHN DT884 (slides only), Princess Alice Bank, Azores , 200 m , 1897.

Description: Megascleres: Robust styles to tylostyles, 630– 735– 845 µm × 25–40 µm.

Microscleres: Acanthoxea, 50– 73– 98 µm × 2–4.5 µm ( Fig. 13E).

Remarks: MNHN DT884 was not mentioned in the original description. The acanthoxea in this specimen are shorter and more robust, with sparser spination than the type material.