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Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R. (2000). Two new genera and five new species of the ‘Cacospongia' group (Porifera, Demospongiae, Dictyoceratida). Zoosystema. 22 (2): 383-400.
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Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.
2000
Two new genera and five new species of the ‘<i>Cacospongia</i>' group (Porifera, Demospongiae, Dictyoceratida)
Zoosystema
22 (2): 383-400.
Publication
This paper is the fourth in a series revising the taxonomy of New Zealand dictyoceratid sponges (phylum Porifera, class Demospongiae, order Dictyoceratida). In the course of this work the thorectid sponge genus Cacospongia Schmidt is redefined and amended to provide a less ambiguous taxon, and to more closely reflect the morphology of the type species Cacospongia mollior Schmidt, 1862. A new genus, Scalarispongia n.gen. , is established for sponges previously assigned to Cacospongia, with Cacospongia scalaris Schmidt, 1862 designated as the type species. A third genus, Semitaspongia n.gen. , is proposed to accommodate another group of sponges which are similar to C. scalaris Schmidt, but which display consistent morphological differences in their fibre skeleton, and in the deposition of collagen within the mesohyl. Five undescribed species from New Zealand, previously assumed to belong to Cacospongia, have been assigned to the genus Semitaspongia: Semitaspongia incompta n.sp. , S. glebosa n.sp. , S. nigracorda n.sp. , S. pulvinata n.sp. and S. bactriana n.sp. The designated type species is Semitaspongia incompta. One species in this group of genera has previously been reported from New Zealand, and this is referred to Cacospongia.
New Zealand
Pacific, South West
Pacific, South West
Systematics, Taxonomy
Scalarispongia Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Scalarispongia linteiformis (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Scalarispongia lamarcki Van Soest, 2024 (new combination reference)
Scalarispongia scalaris (Schmidt, 1862) (basis of record)
Semitaspongia Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia bactriana Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia incompta Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia nigrachorda Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia pulvinata Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Scalarispongia linteiformis (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Scalarispongia lamarcki Van Soest, 2024 (new combination reference)
Scalarispongia scalaris (Schmidt, 1862) (basis of record)
Semitaspongia Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia bactriana Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia incompta Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia nigrachorda Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
Semitaspongia pulvinata Cook & Bergquist, 2000 (original description)
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia bactriana Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia incompta Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia nigrachorda Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia pulvinata Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia bactriana Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia incompta Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia incompta Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia nigrachorda Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia pulvinata Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia incompta Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia nigrachorda Cook & Bergquist, 2000
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone for Semitaspongia pulvinata Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia bactriana Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia glebosa Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia incompta Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia incompta Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia nigrachorda Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Northeastern New Zealand for Semitaspongia pulvinata Cook & Bergquist, 2000
Lectotype LMJG 15405, geounit Adriatic Sea, identified as Cacospongia mollior Schmidt, 1862
Holotype LMJG 15416, geounit Adriatic Sea, identified as Cacospongia scalaris Schmidt, 1862
Holotype LMJG 15416, geounit Adriatic Sea, identified as Cacospongia scalaris Schmidt, 1862
Type material
Among the specimen of Cacospongia scalaris present in Graz Museum, Cook & Bergquist (2000, p. 388) have selected ... [details]