Timea curacaoensis Van, 2009, n. sp.

Timea curacaoensis n. sp. (Figs 4 A–E) Holotype. ZMA Por. 16887, Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao, near Carmabi, 12.124 °N - 68.975 °W, in reef cavity at approx. 10 m, 10-2001, coll. S. Scheffers # 35. Description. Thinly encrusting, microlobate and microhispid; size of now fragmented holotype 15 x 3 x 1.5 mm. Live color not noted, off-white in alcohol. Skeleton. Individual tylostyles are erect on the substrate, tyles down. Pointed ends protrude far beyond the surface. The tylostyles are partly hidden by a dense layer of asters. Spicules. Tylostyles and two categories of asters, one of which has... Mehr ...