Table 1 in Molecular study supports the position of the New Zealand endemic genus Lamellomorpha in the family Vulcanellidae (Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida), with the description of three new species

Table 1. Megascleres and dimensions (µm) of Lamellomorpha strongylata Bergquist, 1968 and L. australis Kelly & Cárdenas sp. nov., given as length [mean (min.–max.)] × width [mean (min.– max.)], n = 10–17 unless stated otherwise. SpecimenStraight megascleresContort megascleresL. strongylataNZOI Holotype 33 (Bergquist 1968)1980(1000–2808) × 26(14–33)NIWA 0 0 356 (NZOI Holotype 33)1993(1520‾2416) × 27(21‾31)1556(1306–1787) × 17(11–24)NIWA 934741968(1373‾2552) × 22(9–30)1564(1288‾1816) × 15(8‾21)L. australis sp. nov.NZOI Station B176 (Bergquist 1968)1482(1161–1937) × 23(17–28)NIWA 89736 leg. (holotype)1655(1130–1981) × 26(17–41)not presentNIWA 93483 leg. (paratype)1754(1454‾2223) × 26(15‾36)2159(1499‾3079) × 25(14‾31)NIWA 93484 leg. (paratype)1562(1403‾1988) × 21(13‾27)2657(2243‾3058) × 23(17‾33)NIWA 93485 leg. (paratype)1640(1044‾2026) × 19(6‾25)3164(2672‾3555) × 23(18‾27)NIWA 93486 leg. (paratype)1725(1231‾2320) × 19(13‾28)2257(1702‾3575) × 20(13‾32)NIWA 93487 leg. (paratype)1752(1226‾2613) × 24(16‾31)2195(1658‾3560) × 23(17‾34)NIWA 93499 leg.1882(1572‾2400) × 27(21‾39)2664(2098‾3100) × 25(16‾35)