Table 2. Comparative data for habit, anatomy, spicules and occurrence for Bolosominae genera.
Data for new genus presently generated. Data for previously known genera gathered from the literature. n.o., not observed.
| Body | Peduncle/Basalia | Choanosoma/Dermalia/Atrialia | Microscleres | Graphiocomes/Floricomes/Plumicomes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advhena gen. et sp. nov. | Champignon–like inverted with lateral openings concentrated on one side | Long peduncle Fused diactins Short hexactines |
Diactins Hexactins Rare pentactins |
Discohexasters (type species with two types of) Codonhexasters Calycodiscohexasters |
Graphiocomes |
| Amphidiscella Tabachnick & Lévi (1997) | Cup-like | Rigid tubular peduncle Fused diactins |
Diactins Hexactins Paratetractins |
Amphidiscs Staurodiscs Hexadiscs Discohexasters Hemidiscohexasters Sigmatocomes (sometimes) |
Floricomes |
| Amphoreus Reiswig & Kelly (2018) | Thick-walled, funnel-shape | Short thick peduncle Fused diactins |
Diactins Sword hexactins (dermalia) Hexactins (atrialia) |
Discohexasters Stellate-floricoid discohexasters Hexasters Oxystauraster |
n.o. |
| Bolosoma Ijima (1904) | Fungus–like body with a more-or-less everted atrial cavity | Pedunculate Fused diactins |
Diactins Hexactins Pentactins |
Discohexactines Hemidiscohexasters Discohexasters and derivates |
n.o. |
| Caulocalyx Schulze (1886) | Cup-like | Pedunculate Fused diactins |
Diactins Pentactins (dermalia) Hexactins (atrialia) |
Discohexasters | Plumicomes |
| Hyalostylus Schulze (1886) | Bell-like or discoidal upper part and vast atrial cavity | Long peduncle Fused diactins |
Diactins Hexactins |
Sigmatomes Discohexasters (spherical and stellate) Hexasters |
Floricomes |
| Neocaledoniella Tabachnick & Lévi (2004) | Fungus-like with completely everted atrial cavity | Long tubular peduncle Fused diactins |
Diactins Pinular hexactins |
Calycodiscohexasters (calycocomes) | Graphiocomes |
| Rhizophyta Shen et al. (2019) | Fungus-like with completely everted, laterally directed atrial cavity | Long, root-like outgrowths peduncle Fused diactins Pentactins |
Diactins Pinular hexactins Rare pentactins |
Stellate discohexasters | n.o. |
| Saccocalyx Schulze (1896) | Cup-like with large atrial cavity and thin walls | Long tubular peduncle Fused diactins |
Diactins Hexactins Pinular hexactins |
Spirodiscohexasters Codonhexasters Drepanocomes Acanthose microxyhexactins |
Plumicomes |
| Trachycaulus Schulze (1886) | Spherical body | Long, rigid peduncle Fused diactins |
Diactins Pinular hexactins |
Drepanocomes | Graphiocomes |
| Trychella Reiswig & Kelly (2018) | Cowbell-shape | Short hard peduncle | Diactins Hexactins Sword Hexactins (dermalia) |
Amphidiscs Tetradiscs and derivates Dicasters Discohexasters Microxy diactins |
Graphiocomes with helicoid terminal rays (spiroxyhexasters) |
| Vityaziella Tabachnick & Lévi (1997) | Cup-like | Long peduncle Fused diactins |
Diactins Hexactins |
Amphidiscs | Graphiocomes |