Aplysilla Schultze, 1878

Samaai, Toufiek, Pillay, Ruwen & Janson, Liesl, 2019, Shallow-water Demospongiae (Porifera) from Sodwana Bay, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa, Zootaxa 4587 (1), pp. 1-85 : 74

Genus Aplysilla Schultze, 1878

Definition. Darwinellidae in which the sponge body is always encrusting and the skeleton is composed only of fibres, which are clear of detritus and typically, unbranched ( Fig. 2A ). In some species, for example A. polyraphis de Laubenfels , branching is frequent.

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FIGURE 2. Plakortis pulvillus sp. nov. A. Preserved sample; B & C. Skeletal architecture (B, x5; C, x 10); D. Diods.