. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. Natural history. MEDITRRRANEAN DEMOSPONGIAE 593 forming an irregular reticulation obscured by densely intercrossing single spicules. Spongin scarce or absent. Spicules: oxeas. Type species: Dendrectilla tremitensis sp. n. Remarks. The skeletal architecture of this sponge does not fit in any haplosclerid family as currently understood. Dendrectilla tremitensis gen. n., sp. n. Occurrence. Tremiti Islands, S. Domino, Grotta delle Viole, depth 4-7 m, superficial cave, diver, 23 July 1968. R.N. PTR.H.35. Holotype. msng 47184. Description.

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. Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria. Natural history. MEDITRRRANEAN DEMOSPONGIAE 593 forming an irregular reticulation obscured by densely intercrossing single spicules. Spongin scarce or absent. Spicules: oxeas. Type species: Dendrectilla tremitensis sp. n. Remarks. The skeletal architecture of this sponge does not fit in any haplosclerid family as currently understood. Dendrectilla tremitensis gen. n., sp. n. Occurrence. Tremiti Islands, S. Domino, Grotta delle Viole, depth 4-7 m, superficial cave, diver, 23 July 1968. R.N. PTR.H.35. Holotype. msng 47184. Description. (Fig. 80, 81) The specimen, now in the dry state, is cushion-shaped, 8 mm thick, 3 cm wide. Several oscules, 1 to 2 mm wide, are flush to the surface. The colour is buff (it was cream- white in life). The consistency is weak, fragile. There is a distinct ecto-. Fig. 80 - Dendrectilla tremitensis gen. n., sp. n., the holotype (dryi. Scale: 1 Annali Mas. Civ. St. Nat. G. Doria, Vol. LXXXIV 38. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.. Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria (Genoa, Italy). Genova : Stab. tipo-litografico P. Pellas Fu L.