title: Two new species in the family Axinellidae (Porifera, Demospongiae) from British Columbia and adjacent waters.
abstract: Two new species of Demospongiae are described for British Columbia and adjacent waters in the family Axinellidae, Auletta krautteri sp. n. and Dragmacidon kishinensis sp. n. They represent range extensions for both of these genera. Both are fairly commonly encountered, Auletta krautteri below diving depths (87 to at least 300 m) and Dragmacidon kishinensis in shallow water (intertidal to 30 m). We propose an amended genus diagnosis for Auletta to account for the variability among species in principal spicules that form the ascending tracts to be either oxeas, styles or strongyles rather than just oxeas.
authors.affiliation: Khoyatan Marine Laboratory, 9245 Hartfell Road, North Saanich, British Columbia, Canada V8L 5G5.
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: Bruce S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Ott
authors.forename: Henry M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Reiswig
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romagosa
authors.forename: Neil G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: McDaniel
keywords: Auletta krautteri; Axinellidae; Demospongiae; Dragmacidon kishinensis; Halichondrida; Porifera; northeast Pacific