Ciocalypta Bowerbank, 1862

Arroyo, Yessenia, Hajdu, Eduardo, Willenz, Philippe & Cóndor-Luján, Báslavi, 2020, First record of Ciocalypta Bowerbank, 1862 (Demospongiae, Suberitida Halichondriidae) in the Eastern Pacific, with description of a new species from Peru, Zootaxa 4853 (3), pp. 429-441 : 431

Genus Ciocalypta Bowerbank, 1862

Type species: Ciocalypta penicillus Bowerbank, 1862 .

Type locality: Hastings , Southeast England .

Diagnosis. Basal mass usually buried in the soft sediment with conically tapering erect finger-shaped fistules rising above the sediment. Surface smooth, usually somewhat transparent, without visible oscules. Ectosomal skeleton usually present, but occasionally lacking. If present it is tangential, carried by strong spicule tracts issuing from a thick central spicular axis. Skeleton of basal mass largely confused. From Erpenbeck & van Soest (2002).