taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
305647291C255456859F22FC3B5FDE44.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572559	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure2	Figure 2. Microporella appendiculata (Heller, 1867) from the Iberian-Provencal Basin A, B Bisbe cave E Falco Cave, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 84 b C, D, F, G Ionian Sea, Ciclopi 2000, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 84 a A unbleached autozooids with trifurcate proximal oral spines and long, setiform avicularian mandibles B unbleached autozooids with bifurcate proximal oral spines. Note the vertical arrangement of the unbranched distal spines forming a sort of fence around the orifice C two kenozooidal ovicells developed on marginal autozooids D colony portion showing the co-occurrence of kenozooidal ovicells (black arrows) and ovicells formed by the distal autozooid (white arrow). Note the occurrence of bifurcate and trifurcate proximal spines E young colony showing the tatiform ancestrula and first budded autozooids with bifurcate proximal spines F ancestrula regenerated as a miniaturised autozooid G close-up of the ascopore. Scale bars: 200 µm (A-D); 500 µm (E); 100 µm (F); 30 µm (G).	Figure 2. Microporella appendiculata (Heller, 1867) from the Iberian-Provencal Basin A, B Bisbe cave E Falco Cave, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 84 b C, D, F, G Ionian Sea, Ciclopi 2000, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 84 a A unbleached autozooids with trifurcate proximal oral spines and long, setiform avicularian mandibles B unbleached autozooids with bifurcate proximal oral spines. Note the vertical arrangement of the unbranched distal spines forming a sort of fence around the orifice C two kenozooidal ovicells developed on marginal autozooids D colony portion showing the co-occurrence of kenozooidal ovicells (black arrows) and ovicells formed by the distal autozooid (white arrow). Note the occurrence of bifurcate and trifurcate proximal spines E young colony showing the tatiform ancestrula and first budded autozooids with bifurcate proximal spines F ancestrula regenerated as a miniaturised autozooid G close-up of the ascopore. Scale bars: 200 µm (A-D); 500 µm (E); 100 µm (F); 30 µm (G).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
E820C8E6652A5CD28446FC68D3407541.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572560	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure3	Figure 3. Microporella bicollaris sp. nov. from the Ionian Sea A, B, F Gulf of Taranto, Porto Cesareo MPA, sample PCE 10 Holotype, PMC. B 29 a. 20.11.2020 C, D SE Sicily, Plemmirio MPA, Mazzere cave, Paratype PMC. B 29 b 2. 20.11.2020 E, G Gulf of Taranto, Porto Cesareo MPA, sample PCI 10, Paratype, PMC. B 29 b 1. 20.11.2020 A two colonies nearly completely covering subsequent segments of the green alga Halimeda tuna B peripheral colony portion, showing the transition from the older autozooids (ovicellate, bottom right) to younger autozooids (non-ovicellate, top left) C group of autozooids, one with six oral spine bases (centre left) D close-up of two ovicellate zooids with the typical personate ovicell forming a collar bridge between the orifice and the ascopore E close-up of the orifice with five spine bases and smooth hinge-line with two rectangular condyles at corners F unbleached group of ovicellate autozooids with well-developed collars and avicularian mandibles G group of bleached autozooids, some ovicellate, fouled by algae. Note the collar developing from converging lateral lappets, the vizor-like band of gymnocystal calcification leaving visible the proximalmost pair of oral spines. Scale bars: 1 mm (A); 500 µm (B, C, F); 200 µm (D, G); 100 µm (E).	Figure 3. Microporella bicollaris sp. nov. from the Ionian Sea A, B, F Gulf of Taranto, Porto Cesareo MPA, sample PCE 10 Holotype, PMC. B 29 a. 20.11.2020 C, D SE Sicily, Plemmirio MPA, Mazzere cave, Paratype PMC. B 29 b 2. 20.11.2020 E, G Gulf of Taranto, Porto Cesareo MPA, sample PCI 10, Paratype, PMC. B 29 b 1. 20.11.2020 A two colonies nearly completely covering subsequent segments of the green alga Halimeda tuna B peripheral colony portion, showing the transition from the older autozooids (ovicellate, bottom right) to younger autozooids (non-ovicellate, top left) C group of autozooids, one with six oral spine bases (centre left) D close-up of two ovicellate zooids with the typical personate ovicell forming a collar bridge between the orifice and the ascopore E close-up of the orifice with five spine bases and smooth hinge-line with two rectangular condyles at corners F unbleached group of ovicellate autozooids with well-developed collars and avicularian mandibles G group of bleached autozooids, some ovicellate, fouled by algae. Note the collar developing from converging lateral lappets, the vizor-like band of gymnocystal calcification leaving visible the proximalmost pair of oral spines. Scale bars: 1 mm (A); 500 µm (B, C, F); 200 µm (D, G); 100 µm (E).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
1C0DEB923BEA586990684C04DDC056C7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572561	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure4	Figure 4. Microporella ciliata (Pallas, 1766) from the Ionian Sea, Gulf of Noto, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 85 a A general view of the colony B autozooids at the colony margin showing distal and distolateral pore chamber windows C ovicellate autozooids D autozooid with the characteristic four, thin, oral spine bases. Note how commonly avicularia regenerate E close-up of the orifice showing a series of median denticles and two lateral condyles. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 250 µm (B); 200 µm (C); 100 µm (D); 50 µm (E).	Figure 4. Microporella ciliata (Pallas, 1766) from the Ionian Sea, Gulf of Noto, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 85 a A general view of the colony B autozooids at the colony margin showing distal and distolateral pore chamber windows C ovicellate autozooids D autozooid with the characteristic four, thin, oral spine bases. Note how commonly avicularia regenerate E close-up of the orifice showing a series of median denticles and two lateral condyles. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 250 µm (B); 200 µm (C); 100 µm (D); 50 µm (E).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
B37BD229D79B5D099676EE6DBCEB16ED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572562	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure5	Figure 5. Microporella ichnusae sp. nov. from the Iberian-Provencal Basin, NW Sardinia, Capo Caccia-Isola Piana MPA, Falco Cave, Paratype PMC. B 30 b. 20.11.2020 A unbleached colony B avicularium with open mandible, showing the channelled rostrum. The straight, short, setiform mandible has a hook at about one-third of its length which clamps it to the rostrum tip C bleached autozooids showing size and shape variability. Note that the majority of autozooids has a single avicularium, while few autozooids have paired avicularia (white asterisks) or none (black asterisks) D irregularly-shaped autozooids and kenozooids along the contact zone of lobes E autozooids and kenozooid (asterisk) near the colony margin with pore-chamber windows visible along exposed lateral walls F autozooid at the growing edge showing the morphology of the orifice and four, thin spine bases. Scale bars: 500 µm (A, C, D, E); 50 µm (B); 100 µm (F).	Figure 5. Microporella ichnusae sp. nov. from the Iberian-Provencal Basin, NW Sardinia, Capo Caccia-Isola Piana MPA, Falco Cave, Paratype PMC. B 30 b. 20.11.2020 A unbleached colony B avicularium with open mandible, showing the channelled rostrum. The straight, short, setiform mandible has a hook at about one-third of its length which clamps it to the rostrum tip C bleached autozooids showing size and shape variability. Note that the majority of autozooids has a single avicularium, while few autozooids have paired avicularia (white asterisks) or none (black asterisks) D irregularly-shaped autozooids and kenozooids along the contact zone of lobes E autozooids and kenozooid (asterisk) near the colony margin with pore-chamber windows visible along exposed lateral walls F autozooid at the growing edge showing the morphology of the orifice and four, thin spine bases. Scale bars: 500 µm (A, C, D, E); 50 µm (B); 100 µm (F).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
B37BD229D79B5D099676EE6DBCEB16ED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572563	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure6	Figure 6. Microporella ichnusae sp. nov. from the Iberian-Provencal Basin, NW Sardinia, Capo Caccia-Isola Piana MPA, Bisbe Cave, Holotype PMC. B 30 a. 20.11.2020 A colony portion with broken ovicells, autozooids showing evidences of reparation, and kenozooids with (white asterisk) and without (black asterisk) avicularia B autozooids with complete or broken ovicells C paired autozooids, seemingly repaired, one lacking avicularium D close-up of a colony portion with evidence of zooidal repair. Note the occluded orifice indicated by the partly protruding spines (see arrow) E group of zooids (two ovicellate), some with open or closed mandibles and one lacking an avicularium F close-up of two zooids. Owing to the absence of an ascopore, which is usually placed at the same level as the avicularium, the upper one is more likely to be a kenozooid equipped with an avicularium than an autozooid with obliterated orifice. Note also the different frontal shield texture of its proximal margin, likely due to ovicell resorption G close-up of an autozooid with sealed orifice (central zooid), and an orifice with a thin secondary rim, indicating intramural budding presumably as a result of predation. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 200 µm (B-G).	Figure 6. Microporella ichnusae sp. nov. from the Iberian-Provencal Basin, NW Sardinia, Capo Caccia-Isola Piana MPA, Bisbe Cave, Holotype PMC. B 30 a. 20.11.2020 A colony portion with broken ovicells, autozooids showing evidences of reparation, and kenozooids with (white asterisk) and without (black asterisk) avicularia B autozooids with complete or broken ovicells C paired autozooids, seemingly repaired, one lacking avicularium D close-up of a colony portion with evidence of zooidal repair. Note the occluded orifice indicated by the partly protruding spines (see arrow) E group of zooids (two ovicellate), some with open or closed mandibles and one lacking an avicularium F close-up of two zooids. Owing to the absence of an ascopore, which is usually placed at the same level as the avicularium, the upper one is more likely to be a kenozooid equipped with an avicularium than an autozooid with obliterated orifice. Note also the different frontal shield texture of its proximal margin, likely due to ovicell resorption G close-up of an autozooid with sealed orifice (central zooid), and an orifice with a thin secondary rim, indicating intramural budding presumably as a result of predation. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 200 µm (B-G).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
B37BD229D79B5D099676EE6DBCEB16ED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572561	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure4	Figure 4. Microporella ciliata (Pallas, 1766) from the Ionian Sea, Gulf of Noto, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 85 a A general view of the colony B autozooids at the colony margin showing distal and distolateral pore chamber windows C ovicellate autozooids D autozooid with the characteristic four, thin, oral spine bases. Note how commonly avicularia regenerate E close-up of the orifice showing a series of median denticles and two lateral condyles. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 250 µm (B); 200 µm (C); 100 µm (D); 50 µm (E).	Figure 4. Microporella ciliata (Pallas, 1766) from the Ionian Sea, Gulf of Noto, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 85 a A general view of the colony B autozooids at the colony margin showing distal and distolateral pore chamber windows C ovicellate autozooids D autozooid with the characteristic four, thin, oral spine bases. Note how commonly avicularia regenerate E close-up of the orifice showing a series of median denticles and two lateral condyles. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 250 µm (B); 200 µm (C); 100 µm (D); 50 µm (E).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
F3362B3489CD5BCD9F16D51A30679D19.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572564	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure7	Figure 7. Microporella modesta Di Martino, Taylor & Gordon, 2020 from several localities A Ionian Sea, Ciclopi 2000, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 a B Ionian Sea, Gulf of Noto, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 e C Sicily Strait, Egadi Islands, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 h D Ionian Sea, Castelluccio, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 c F Iberian-Provencal Basin, Asinara MPA, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 j A bilaminar branch with elongate autozooids along branch edge and a cluster of ovicells B apparently cylindrical branch resulting from a colony encrusting an internode of Cellaria. Note the formation of irregularly elongate autozooids C unbleached colony encrusting a soft algal frond. Prominent avicularian rostra and mucros associated with ascopore contribute to the spiky appearance of the colony. Note the co-occurrence of ovicells with and without frontal tubercles D bleached colony on algae with ovicells with different degrees of frontal tubercle development E ovicellate zooids of a tubular " pseudovinculariiform " colony originally developed on a thin ephemeral substratum F originally tatiform ancestrula regenerated as a kenozooid, budding two distolateral autozooids lacking avicularia. Scale bars: 1 mm (A); 200 µm (B, E, F); 500 µm (C, D).	Figure 7. Microporella modesta Di Martino, Taylor & Gordon, 2020 from several localities A Ionian Sea, Ciclopi 2000, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 a B Ionian Sea, Gulf of Noto, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 e C Sicily Strait, Egadi Islands, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 h D Ionian Sea, Castelluccio, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 c F Iberian-Provencal Basin, Asinara MPA, PMC Rosso-Collection I. H. B. 86 j A bilaminar branch with elongate autozooids along branch edge and a cluster of ovicells B apparently cylindrical branch resulting from a colony encrusting an internode of Cellaria. Note the formation of irregularly elongate autozooids C unbleached colony encrusting a soft algal frond. Prominent avicularian rostra and mucros associated with ascopore contribute to the spiky appearance of the colony. Note the co-occurrence of ovicells with and without frontal tubercles D bleached colony on algae with ovicells with different degrees of frontal tubercle development E ovicellate zooids of a tubular " pseudovinculariiform " colony originally developed on a thin ephemeral substratum F originally tatiform ancestrula regenerated as a kenozooid, budding two distolateral autozooids lacking avicularia. Scale bars: 1 mm (A); 200 µm (B, E, F); 500 µm (C, D).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
519057F24BF554DE97FB33BC254677C7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572565	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure8	Figure 8. Microporella pachyspina sp. nov. from Sicily Strait, Egadi Islands A-E holotype PMC. B 31 a. 3.12.2020 F, G paratype PMC. B 31 b. 3.12.2020 A colony general view B close-up of orifice with proximolateral rectangular condyles, smooth hinge-line, and five oral spine bases. Note the giant proximolateral pair of spine bases located at hinge-line level and at some distance from the thinner, distal ones C close-up of avicularium with truncated, channelled rostrum projecting laterally outside its edge affecting the shape of the adjacent zooid margin D close-up of ascopore with proximal mucro E ovicells smooth and imperforate centrally, finely granular and with a row of large pores peripherally. Radial buttresses between marginal pores converge towards the median umbo F Ancestrula budding one distal and two distolateral autozooids. Two larger, proximolateral, curved autozooids complete the periancestrular region G autozooids from the colony growing margin with six or seven oral spines. Scale bars: 1 mm (A); 50 µm (B-D); 200 µm (E-G).	Figure 8. Microporella pachyspina sp. nov. from Sicily Strait, Egadi Islands A-E holotype PMC. B 31 a. 3.12.2020 F, G paratype PMC. B 31 b. 3.12.2020 A colony general view B close-up of orifice with proximolateral rectangular condyles, smooth hinge-line, and five oral spine bases. Note the giant proximolateral pair of spine bases located at hinge-line level and at some distance from the thinner, distal ones C close-up of avicularium with truncated, channelled rostrum projecting laterally outside its edge affecting the shape of the adjacent zooid margin D close-up of ascopore with proximal mucro E ovicells smooth and imperforate centrally, finely granular and with a row of large pores peripherally. Radial buttresses between marginal pores converge towards the median umbo F Ancestrula budding one distal and two distolateral autozooids. Two larger, proximolateral, curved autozooids complete the periancestrular region G autozooids from the colony growing margin with six or seven oral spines. Scale bars: 1 mm (A); 50 µm (B-D); 200 µm (E-G).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
5360DFB11A10559198EB6F5D4542B501.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572566	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure9	Figure 9. Microporella sp. A from Palinuro Cape, Scaletta cave PMC Rosso Collection I. H. B. 88 a A irregularly shaped autozooids with inconstant avicularia B close-up of two zooids with details of the orifice, the lateral condyles on the hinge-line, four or five thin oral spines and the ascopore divided by thin radial septa. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 100 µm (B).	Figure 9. Microporella sp. A from Palinuro Cape, Scaletta cave PMC Rosso Collection I. H. B. 88 a A irregularly shaped autozooids with inconstant avicularia B close-up of two zooids with details of the orifice, the lateral condyles on the hinge-line, four or five thin oral spines and the ascopore divided by thin radial septa. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 100 µm (B).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
51F39AB304185A95A2A0AE1A1529BDFC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572567	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure10	Figure 10. Microporella verrucosa (Peach, 1868) from the Ionian Sea, Ciclopi Islands MPA A, B PMC. Rosso Collection I. H. B- 17 a C-F PMC. Rosso Collection I. H. B- 17 a 1 A young colony showing the encrusting portion with ancestrula (arrow) and starting developing branch (top right) B partly overgrown ancestrula and periancestrular autozooids C growing tip of a distally enlarging branch D old (proximal) branch portion showing secondary calcification obliterating orifices, sometimes only frontal avicularia are still visible E transverse section of a branch showing the thick walls converging towards the centre of the branch F close-up of wedge-shaped polypide cavities visible in transverse section. Scale bars: 500 µm (A, B, D, E); 1 mm (C); 200 µm (F).	Figure 10. Microporella verrucosa (Peach, 1868) from the Ionian Sea, Ciclopi Islands MPA A, B PMC. Rosso Collection I. H. B- 17 a C-F PMC. Rosso Collection I. H. B- 17 a 1 A young colony showing the encrusting portion with ancestrula (arrow) and starting developing branch (top right) B partly overgrown ancestrula and periancestrular autozooids C growing tip of a distally enlarging branch D old (proximal) branch portion showing secondary calcification obliterating orifices, sometimes only frontal avicularia are still visible E transverse section of a branch showing the thick walls converging towards the centre of the branch F close-up of wedge-shaped polypide cavities visible in transverse section. Scale bars: 500 µm (A, B, D, E); 1 mm (C); 200 µm (F).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
51F39AB304185A95A2A0AE1A1529BDFC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572568	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure11	Figure 11. Microporella verrucosa (Peach, 1868) from the Ionian Sea, Ciclopi Islands MPA, PMC. Rosso Collection I. H. B- 17 a A typical rhomboidal autozooids with large avicularia, transversely C-shaped fissure-like ascopore at the same level as the frontal shield, large pseudopores and larger marginal areolae, and thin oral spines surrounding the distal half of the orifice B autozooids, two of which have ovicells pierced by small, evenly distributed pseudopores, and outlined by a row of few, large, elongate pores C horseshoe-shaped orifice with blunt lateral condyles and slightly corrugated proximal border at the end of a smooth proximal shelf. Note the distal rim of calcification D a possibly abutted autozooid lacking the orifice E autozooids, one exceptionally developing paired avicularia F unbleached colony portion with opercula and open mandibles. Scale bars: 200 µm (A, B, D-F); 50 µm (C).	Figure 11. Microporella verrucosa (Peach, 1868) from the Ionian Sea, Ciclopi Islands MPA, PMC. Rosso Collection I. H. B- 17 a A typical rhomboidal autozooids with large avicularia, transversely C-shaped fissure-like ascopore at the same level as the frontal shield, large pseudopores and larger marginal areolae, and thin oral spines surrounding the distal half of the orifice B autozooids, two of which have ovicells pierced by small, evenly distributed pseudopores, and outlined by a row of few, large, elongate pores C horseshoe-shaped orifice with blunt lateral condyles and slightly corrugated proximal border at the end of a smooth proximal shelf. Note the distal rim of calcification D a possibly abutted autozooid lacking the orifice E autozooids, one exceptionally developing paired avicularia F unbleached colony portion with opercula and open mandibles. Scale bars: 200 µm (A, B, D-F); 50 µm (C).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
51F39AB304185A95A2A0AE1A1529BDFC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/572563	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1053.65324.figure6	Figure 6. Microporella ichnusae sp. nov. from the Iberian-Provencal Basin, NW Sardinia, Capo Caccia-Isola Piana MPA, Bisbe Cave, Holotype PMC. B 30 a. 20.11.2020 A colony portion with broken ovicells, autozooids showing evidences of reparation, and kenozooids with (white asterisk) and without (black asterisk) avicularia B autozooids with complete or broken ovicells C paired autozooids, seemingly repaired, one lacking avicularium D close-up of a colony portion with evidence of zooidal repair. Note the occluded orifice indicated by the partly protruding spines (see arrow) E group of zooids (two ovicellate), some with open or closed mandibles and one lacking an avicularium F close-up of two zooids. Owing to the absence of an ascopore, which is usually placed at the same level as the avicularium, the upper one is more likely to be a kenozooid equipped with an avicularium than an autozooid with obliterated orifice. Note also the different frontal shield texture of its proximal margin, likely due to ovicell resorption G close-up of an autozooid with sealed orifice (central zooid), and an orifice with a thin secondary rim, indicating intramural budding presumably as a result of predation. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 200 µm (B-G).	Figure 6. Microporella ichnusae sp. nov. from the Iberian-Provencal Basin, NW Sardinia, Capo Caccia-Isola Piana MPA, Bisbe Cave, Holotype PMC. B 30 a. 20.11.2020 A colony portion with broken ovicells, autozooids showing evidences of reparation, and kenozooids with (white asterisk) and without (black asterisk) avicularia B autozooids with complete or broken ovicells C paired autozooids, seemingly repaired, one lacking avicularium D close-up of a colony portion with evidence of zooidal repair. Note the occluded orifice indicated by the partly protruding spines (see arrow) E group of zooids (two ovicellate), some with open or closed mandibles and one lacking an avicularium F close-up of two zooids. Owing to the absence of an ascopore, which is usually placed at the same level as the avicularium, the upper one is more likely to be a kenozooid equipped with an avicularium than an autozooid with obliterated orifice. Note also the different frontal shield texture of its proximal margin, likely due to ovicell resorption G close-up of an autozooid with sealed orifice (central zooid), and an orifice with a thin secondary rim, indicating intramural budding presumably as a result of predation. Scale bars: 500 µm (A); 200 µm (B-G).	2021-08-02	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta		Zenodo	biologists	Martino, Emanuela Di;Rosso, Antonietta			
