Stoeba natalensis Burton, 1926

Stoeba natalensis Burton 1926: 14.

Material examined.

None.

Description

(from Burton, 1926). Encrusting on Stelletta specimens. Dry condition. Skeleton made up by radially arranged dichotriaenes with rhabd (720 × 54 µm) approx. twice as long as the cladome (approx. 360 µm), making them long-shafted triaenes rather than dichocalthrops. Microscleres are called ataxasters 'passing into tuberculate microrhabds’, 5-8 µm long.

Habitat.

Deeper water.

Distribution.

Natal coast, South Africa.

Remarks.

This is a dubious Dercitus (Stoeba) species and it needs redescription. Probably it should be assigned to an ancorinid genus.

Family Calthropellidae