WoRMS name details
Topsentia ophiraphidites (de Laubenfels, 1934)
165956 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165956)
unaccepted
Species
Halichondria braziliensis Hechtel, 1983 · alternative representation (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spongosorites sinuatus Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Topsentia roquensis Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Topsentia sinuatus (Pulitzer-Finali, 1996) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Viles ophiraphidites de Laubenfels, 1934) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1934). New sponges from the Puerto Rican deep. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 91(17): 1-28.
page(s): 13 [details]
page(s): 13 [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Topsentia ophiraphidites (de Laubenfels, 1934). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165956 on 2026-03-25
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Viles ophiraphidites de Laubenfels, 1934) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1934). New sponges from the Puerto Rican deep. <em>Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections.</em> 91(17): 1-28.
page(s): 13 [details]
basis of record Díaz, M.C.; Pomponi, S.A.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1993). A systematic revision of the central West Atlantic Halichondrida (Demospongiae, Porifera). Part III: Description of valid species. <i>In</i>: Uriz, M.-J. & Rützler, K. (Eds), Recent Advances in Ecology and Systematics of Sponges. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 57 (4): 283-306. [details]
page(s): 13 [details]
basis of record Díaz, M.C.; Pomponi, S.A.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1993). A systematic revision of the central West Atlantic Halichondrida (Demospongiae, Porifera). Part III: Description of valid species. <i>In</i>: Uriz, M.-J. & Rützler, K. (Eds), Recent Advances in Ecology and Systematics of Sponges. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 57 (4): 283-306. [details]
Other
context source (WoRCS)
Muricy, G.; Lage, A.; Sandes, J.; Klautau, M.; Pinheiro, U.; Laport, M.S.; de Oliveira, B.F.R.; Pequeno, C.B.; Lopes, M.V. (2024). Sponge Communities of Submarine Caves and Tunnels on the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Northeast Brazil. <em>Journal of Marine Science and Engineering.</em> 12, 657: 1-19., available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/4/657 [details]
additional source Lehnert, H.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1999). More North Jamaican deep fore-reef sponges. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 49 (12): 141-169.
page(s): 150 [details]
additional source Rützler, K.; Díaz, M.C.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Smith, K.P.; Alvarez, B.; Wulff, J. (2000). Diversity of sponge fauna in mangrove ponds, Pelican Cays, Belize. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 476: 230-248., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.467.229
page(s): 237 [details]
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp.
page(s): 95-96 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Hajdu, E.; Peixinho, S.; Fernandez, J.C.C. (2011). Esponjas Marinhas da Bahia - Guia de Campo e Laboratório. Série Livros 45. <em>Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro.</em> 276 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rützler, K.; Piantoni, C.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Díaz, M.C. (2014). Diversity of sponges (Porifera) from cryptic habitats on the Belize barrier reef near Carrie Bow Cay. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3805(1): 1-129., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3805.1.1
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Mothes, B.; Campos, M.A.; Lerner, C.B.; Ferreira-Correia, M.M. (2004). Esponjas (Demospongiae, Halichondrida) da coasta do Maranhão, Brasil. <em>Iheringia (Zoologia).</em> 94 (2): 149-154., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s0073-47212004000200006
page(s): 151 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Muricy, G.; Moraes, F.C. (1998). Marine sponges of Pernambuco State, NE Brazil. <em>Revista Brasileira de Oceanografia.</em> 46 (2): 213-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-77391998000200009
page(s): 215 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2017). Sponges of the Guyana Shelf. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4217: 1-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4217.1.1
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ugalde, D.; Fernandez, J.C.C.; Gómez, P.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Simões, N. (2021). An update on the diversity of marine sponges in the southern gulf of Mexico coral reefs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5031 (1): 001–112., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5031.1.1
page(s): 66-67 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lizarazo, N.; Zea, S. (2024). Sponges in the continental shelf (73 – 210 m) of the southwestern area of Isla Fuerte and Alta Guajira, with the description of new records for the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras.</em> 53(1): 87-116., available online at https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2024.53.1.1266
page(s): 95 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lehnert, H.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1999). More North Jamaican deep fore-reef sponges. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 49 (12): 141-169.
page(s): 150 [details]
additional source Rützler, K.; Díaz, M.C.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Smith, K.P.; Alvarez, B.; Wulff, J. (2000). Diversity of sponge fauna in mangrove ponds, Pelican Cays, Belize. <em>Atoll Research Bulletin.</em> 476: 230-248., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.467.229
page(s): 237 [details]
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp.
page(s): 95-96 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hajdu, E.; Peixinho, S.; Fernandez, J.C.C. (2011). Esponjas Marinhas da Bahia - Guia de Campo e Laboratório. Série Livros 45. <em>Museu Nacional/UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro.</em> 276 pp. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Rützler, K.; Piantoni, C.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Díaz, M.C. (2014). Diversity of sponges (Porifera) from cryptic habitats on the Belize barrier reef near Carrie Bow Cay. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3805(1): 1-129., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3805.1.1
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Mothes, B.; Campos, M.A.; Lerner, C.B.; Ferreira-Correia, M.M. (2004). Esponjas (Demospongiae, Halichondrida) da coasta do Maranhão, Brasil. <em>Iheringia (Zoologia).</em> 94 (2): 149-154., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s0073-47212004000200006
page(s): 151 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Muricy, G.; Moraes, F.C. (1998). Marine sponges of Pernambuco State, NE Brazil. <em>Revista Brasileira de Oceanografia.</em> 46 (2): 213-217., available online at https://doi.org/10.1590/s1413-77391998000200009
page(s): 215 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2017). Sponges of the Guyana Shelf. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4217: 1-225., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4217.1.1
page(s): 186 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ugalde, D.; Fernandez, J.C.C.; Gómez, P.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Simões, N. (2021). An update on the diversity of marine sponges in the southern gulf of Mexico coral reefs. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5031 (1): 001–112., available online at https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5031.1.1
page(s): 66-67 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lizarazo, N.; Zea, S. (2024). Sponges in the continental shelf (73 – 210 m) of the southwestern area of Isla Fuerte and Alta Guajira, with the description of new records for the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras.</em> 53(1): 87-116., available online at https://doi.org/10.25268/bimc.invemar.2024.53.1.1266
page(s): 95 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Paratype (of Spongosorites sinuatus Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) MSNG 47692, geounit Greater Antilles [details]
Paratype (of Topsentia roquensis Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987) ZMA Por. 05840, geounit Southern Caribbean [details]
To Barcode of Life (28 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Halichondria braziliensis Hechtel, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Topsentia ophiraphidites)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To The Sponge Guide
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Topsentia sinuatus (Pulitzer-Finali, 1996))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records) (from synonym Topsentia roquensis Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (7 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005709.PR) (from synonym Halichondria braziliensis Hechtel, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Halichondria braziliensis Hechtel, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Topsentia ophiraphidites)
To GenBank (36 nucleotides; 56 proteins)
To The Sponge Guide
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Topsentia sinuatus (Pulitzer-Finali, 1996))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records) (from synonym Topsentia roquensis Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (7 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005709.PR) (from synonym Halichondria braziliensis Hechtel, 1983)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
