title: A new genus and species of deep-sea glass sponge (Porifera, Hexactinellida, Aulocalycidae) from the Indian Ocean.
abstract: New hexactinellid sponges were collected from 2589 m depth on the Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean during deep-sea dredging. All fragments belong to a new genus and species, Indiellagen. n.ridgenensissp. n., a representative of the family Aulocalycidae described here. The peculiar features of this sponge, not described earlier for other Aulocalycidae, are: longitudinal strands present in several layers and epirhyses channelization.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, 403004, India.
authors.forename: Sabyasachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sautya
authors.forename: Konstantin R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Tabachnick
authors.forename: Baban
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ingole