Scientific Reports 6: Article number: 32269; published online: 31 August 2016; updated: 22 December 2017.

This Article contains errors in Figure 4, where the blot for pMadS212 in panel 4c was unintentionally swapped with the pMadCter blot from panel 4d. In addition, Figure S2 in the original version of the Supplementary Information was incorrect, where the blots for Flag-Mad-AVA were unintentionally swapped between panels S2c and S2d.

The correct Figure 4 appears below and the Supplementary Information file has now been replaced. In the revised version, Supplementary Figure 2 has been corrected and the unprocessed images of full-length blots for all blots presented in this Article are also included as Supplementary Figures 6–14.

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Spicule types and spicule formation in S. ciliatum.

Additionally, in the Methods section, the following information had been omitted and now is added here for clarity:

“Western blots were imaged using a versa doc imaging system 5000MP (Bio-Rad). In a number of cases the same western blot was stripped and re-probed. The stripped and re-probed blots include;

Figure 1j pMadCter is a stripped and re-probed blot of figure 2b pMadS212.

Figure 2a Dullard is a stripped and re-probed blot of figure 2a Flag-Mad.

Figure 2b The pMadS204/08 is a stripped and re-probed blot of figure 1j, pMadCter.

Figure 4a The pMadS212 is a stripped and re-probed blot of figure 4a Flag-Mad.

Figure 4b The pMadS212 blot is a stripped and re-probed blot of panel 4b Flag-Mad.

Figure 4c pMadS212blot is a stripped and reprobed blot of 4c flag-Mad.

Figure 4d pMadCter is a stripped and reprobed blot of 4d pMadS212.

Supplemental Fig. 2d pMadS204/08 is a stripped and re-probed blot of Supplemental Fig. 2d Flag-Mad AVA

Supplemental Fig. 4 pMadCter is a stripped and re-probed blot of pMadS212”.

The conclusions of the Article remain unchanged. The authors apologise for the errors.