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Porifera taxon details

Topsentia ophiraphidites (de Laubenfels, 1934)

165956  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165956)

accepted
Species
Halichondria braziliensis Hechtel, 1983 · alternative representation (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spongosorites sinuatus Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Topsentia sinuatus (Pulitzer-Finali, 1996) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Viles ophiraphidites de Laubenfels, 1934 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
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]  OpenAccess publication 
Holotype  (of Viles ophiraphidites de Laubenfels, 1934)...  
Holotype (of Viles ophiraphidites de Laubenfels, 1934) USNM 22334, geounit Greater Antilles [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Topsentia ophiraphidites (de Laubenfels, 1934). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=165956 on 2024-04-19
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original description  (of Halichondria braziliensis Hechtel, 1983) Hechtel, G.J. (1983). New species of marine Demospongiae from Brazil. <em>Iheringia (Zoologia).</em> 63: 58-89.
page(s): 71-73; fig 12-13 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Spongosorites sinuatus Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 86: 65-216.
page(s): 115-116; fig 35-36 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

original description  (of Topsentia roquensis Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987) Díaz, M.C.; Alvarez, B.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1987). New species of Demospongiae (Porifera) from the national park 'Archipiélago de Los Roques', Venezuela. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 57 (1): 31-41.
page(s): 34; pl. I B-C; -fig. 2. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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]  OpenAccess publication 

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> , available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/4/657 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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]  OpenAccess publication 

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]  OpenAccess publication 

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.
page(s): 237 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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  PDF available [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  PDF available [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  PDF available [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.
page(s): 151 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [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.
page(s): 215 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [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  PDF available [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  PDF available [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  PDF available [request] 

basis of record  (of Viles ophiraphidites de Laubenfels, 1934) Erpenbeck, D.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Halichondriidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 787-816. <em>In Hooper, JN. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum NY, 1708 + xvliii.</em> ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]  Full text PDF 

basis of record  (of Viles ophiraphidites de Laubenfels, 1934) Erpenbeck, D.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002[2004]). Family Halichondriidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 787-815. <em>In Hooper, JN. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum NY, 1708 + xvliii.</em> ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record  (of Spongosorites sinuatus Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) 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]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source  (of Topsentia roquensis Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987) Van Soest, R.W.M.; Stentoft, N. (1988). Barbados Deep-Water Sponges. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 122. <em>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao andother Caribbean Islands.</em> 70(215): 1-175.
page(s): 82-83; fig 39 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

source of synonymy  (of Topsentia roquensis Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987) 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]  OpenAccess publication 

new combination reference  (of Topsentia sinuatus (Pulitzer-Finali, 1996)) Macintyre, I.G., K. Rützler, J.N. Norris, K.P. Smith, S.D. Cairns, K.E. Bucher & R.S. Steneck. (1991). An early Holocene reef in the western Atlantic: submersible investigations of a deep relict reef off the west coast of Barbados, W.I. <em>Coral Reefs.</em> 10: 167-174.
page(s): 170 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype (of Viles ophiraphidites de Laubenfels, 1934) USNM 22334, geounit Greater Antilles [details]
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]


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