FIGURE 2 in Cercicladia australis, a new carnivorous sponge with novel chelae from the Tasman Basin and the Argentine Patagonian Margin (Porifera, Cladorhizidae)

FIGURE 2. Macquarie Ridge Cercicladia australis gen. nov. sp. nov.: A. in situ DTIS image from RV Tangaroa Stn TAN0803/020, Macquarie Ridge, 1106–1209 m, blade width of sponge about 25 mm; B. in situ DTIS image from RV Tangaroa Stn TAN0803/032, Macquarie Ridge, 1091–1697 m, blade width of sponge about 30 mm; C. holotype NIWA 39599 (left), paratype NIWA 39631 (right); D. proximal and distal ends of a mycalostyle; E. microxeas; F. toxa; G. sigmancistras; H. cercichelae at various stages of development, from fully fused (upper) to separated teeth (lower right) (D–H SEM images from the holotype NIWA 39599).