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Bettcher, L.; Fernandez, J.C.; Gastaldi, M.; Bispo, A.; Leal, C.V.; Leite, D.; Avelino-Alves, D.; Clerier, P.H.; Rezende, D.; Gulart, C.M.; Pinheiro, U.; Hajdu, E. (2023). Checklist, diversity descriptors and selected descriptions of a highly diverse intertidal sponge (Porifera) assemblage at Costa do Descobrimento (Bahia, Brazil). Zootaxa. 5277(3): 443-489.
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Bettcher, L.; Fernandez, J.C.; Gastaldi, M.; Bispo, A.; Leal, C.V.; Leite, D.; Avelino-Alves, D.; Clerier, P.H.; Rezende, D.; Gulart, C.M.; Pinheiro, U.; Hajdu, E.
2023
Checklist, diversity descriptors and selected descriptions of a highly diverse intertidal sponge (Porifera) assemblage at Costa do Descobrimento (Bahia, Brazil)
Zootaxa
5277(3): 443-489
Publication
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Costa do Descobrimento is located in southern Bahia, Brazil, and only 22 species of sponges (Porifera) were known from the area until now, despite its important reef formations. In the present study, we report a checklist of the sponges of Costa do Descobrimento and their distribution in the studied reefs, with several species illustrated in life. We also describe nine new sponge records for this region, some of which are new records for Brazil, or new records of species previously only poorly known. We present alpha and beta diversity indices and compare the sponge assemblage of the sampled
locations. Four reefs were considered: two fringing reefs (Arraial D’Ajuda—AA and Coroa Vermelha / Mutá—CVM) and two offshore Municipal Marine Park “Parque Municipal Marinho— (P.M.M. Coroa Alta—CA and P.M.M. Recife de Fora—RF). A total of 229 specimens were collected (224 Demospongiae, 2 Homoscleromorpha and 3 Calcarea). These were classified in 101 morphotypes. Studied materials included representatives of 15 orders, 34 families and 48 genera. The richest orders are Haplosclerida (29 spp.), Poecilosclerida (15 spp.) and Tetractinellida (11 spp.). The richest families were Chalinidae (24 spp.), Clionaidae (7 spp.) and Mycalidae and Suberitidae (6 spp. each). The richest genus is, by far, Haliclona (20 spp.). Only 13 species were shared among all four reefs surveyed,namely Amphimedon viridis, Cinachyrella alloclada, C. apion, Cladocroce caelum, Cliona varians, Dysidea robusta, Mycale (Naviculina)diversisigmata, Niphates erecta, Spirastrella hartmani, Tedania (Tedania) ignis, Terpios fugax, Tethya bitylastra and T. maza. The reefs with the highest richness were CA and CVM, and the lowest richness was observed in RF. The most
similar reefs in terms of species composition were CA and CVM, while AA and RF were more dissimilar to the previous reefs, but also from each other. While the difference among CA, CVM and AA was mainly explained by species turnover, RF differed from the previous based on its lower richness (nestedness component). Even though CA and CVM were the richest reefs, AA presented the highest number of exclusive species, highlighting the uniqueness of this reef, and urging the inclusion of local beachrock fringing reefs in a more holistic conservation strategy at Costa do Descobrimento.
South West Atlantic ( =only warm temperate; cold temperate see *SUB)
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Acanthotetilla walteri Peixinho, Fernandez, Oliveira, Caires & Hajdu, 2007 (taxonomy source)
Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867 (additional source)
Acarnus toxeata Boury-Esnault, 1973 (additional source)
Amorphinopsis atlantica Carvalho, Hajdu, Mothes & van Soest, 2004 (additional source)
Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766) (additional source)
Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 (additional source)
Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pallida Hechtel, 1965 (additional source)
Chalinula molitba (de Laubenfels, 1949) (additional source)
Cinachyrella alloclada (Uliczka, 1929) (additional source)
Cinachyrella apion (Uliczka, 1929) (additional source)
Cinachyrella kuekenthali (Uliczka, 1929) (additional source)
Cladocroce caelum Santos, Da Silva, Alliz & Pinheiro, 2014 (additional source)
Clathria (Microciona) campecheae Hooper, 1996 (additional source)
Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974 (taxonomy source)
Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973 accepted as Cliothosa delitrix (Pang, 1973) (additional source)
Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Cliona vermifera Hancock, 1867 (additional source)
Diplastrella megastellata Hechtel, 1965 (additional source)
Dysidea etheria de Laubenfels, 1936 (additional source)
Dysidea robusta Vilanova & Muricy, 2001 (additional source)
Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815 (additional source)
Geodia papyracea Hechtel, 1965 (additional source)
Halichondria (Halichondria) marianae Santos, Nascimento & Pinheiro, 2018 (additional source)
Haliclona (Halichoclona) albifragilis (Hechtel, 1965) (taxonomy source)
Haliclona (Reniera) chlorilla Bispo, Correia & Hajdu, 2016 (additional source)
Haliclona (Reniera) implexiformis (Hechtel, 1965) (additional source)
Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919) (taxonomy source)
Haliclona (Soestella) melana Muricy & Ribeiro, 1999 (additional source)
Haliclona (Soestella) moraesi Bispo & Hajdu, 2023 (additional source)
Halisarca caerulea Vacelet & Donadey, 1987 (taxonomy source)
Lissodendoryx (Anomodoryx) sigmata (de Laubenfels, 1949) (additional source)
Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) isodictyalis (Carter, 1882) (additional source)
Mycale (Aegogropila) americana van Soest, 1984 (additional source)
Mycale (Aegogropila) escarlatei Hajdu, Zea, Kielman & Peixinho, 1995 (additional source)
Mycale (Carmia) magnirhaphidifera van Soest, 1984 (additional source)
Mycale (Naviculina) diversisigmata van Soest, 1984 (additional source)
Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault, 1973 (taxonomy source)
Placospongia ruetzleri Van Soest, 2017 (additional source)
Prosuberites laughlini (Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987) (taxonomy source)
Samus anonymus Gray, 1867 (taxonomy source)
Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) (additional source)
Spirastrella hartmani Boury-Esnault, Klautau, Bézac, Wulff & Solé-Cava, 1999 (additional source)
Stelletta anasteria Esteves & Muricy, 2005 (additional source)
Stelletta beae Hajdu & Carvalho, 2003 (additional source)
Suberites aurantiacus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Tedania (Tedania) ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Terpios belindae Rützler & Smith, 1993 (additional source)
Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Tethya bitylastra Mácola & Menegola, 2018 (additional source)
Tethya maza Selenka, 1879 (additional source)
Timea berlincki Leite, Fonseca, Leal & Hajdu, 2015 (additional source)
Timea stenosclera Hechtel, 1969 (additional source)
Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867 (additional source)
Acarnus toxeata Boury-Esnault, 1973 (additional source)
Amorphinopsis atlantica Carvalho, Hajdu, Mothes & van Soest, 2004 (additional source)
Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766) (additional source)
Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 (additional source)
Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pallida Hechtel, 1965 (additional source)
Chalinula molitba (de Laubenfels, 1949) (additional source)
Cinachyrella alloclada (Uliczka, 1929) (additional source)
Cinachyrella apion (Uliczka, 1929) (additional source)
Cinachyrella kuekenthali (Uliczka, 1929) (additional source)
Cladocroce caelum Santos, Da Silva, Alliz & Pinheiro, 2014 (additional source)
Clathria (Microciona) campecheae Hooper, 1996 (additional source)
Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974 (taxonomy source)
Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973 accepted as Cliothosa delitrix (Pang, 1973) (additional source)
Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Cliona vermifera Hancock, 1867 (additional source)
Diplastrella megastellata Hechtel, 1965 (additional source)
Dysidea etheria de Laubenfels, 1936 (additional source)
Dysidea robusta Vilanova & Muricy, 2001 (additional source)
Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815 (additional source)
Geodia papyracea Hechtel, 1965 (additional source)
Halichondria (Halichondria) marianae Santos, Nascimento & Pinheiro, 2018 (additional source)
Haliclona (Halichoclona) albifragilis (Hechtel, 1965) (taxonomy source)
Haliclona (Reniera) chlorilla Bispo, Correia & Hajdu, 2016 (additional source)
Haliclona (Reniera) implexiformis (Hechtel, 1965) (additional source)
Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919) (taxonomy source)
Haliclona (Soestella) melana Muricy & Ribeiro, 1999 (additional source)
Haliclona (Soestella) moraesi Bispo & Hajdu, 2023 (additional source)
Halisarca caerulea Vacelet & Donadey, 1987 (taxonomy source)
Lissodendoryx (Anomodoryx) sigmata (de Laubenfels, 1949) (additional source)
Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) isodictyalis (Carter, 1882) (additional source)
Mycale (Aegogropila) americana van Soest, 1984 (additional source)
Mycale (Aegogropila) escarlatei Hajdu, Zea, Kielman & Peixinho, 1995 (additional source)
Mycale (Carmia) magnirhaphidifera van Soest, 1984 (additional source)
Mycale (Naviculina) diversisigmata van Soest, 1984 (additional source)
Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault, 1973 (taxonomy source)
Placospongia ruetzleri Van Soest, 2017 (additional source)
Prosuberites laughlini (Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987) (taxonomy source)
Samus anonymus Gray, 1867 (taxonomy source)
Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) (additional source)
Spirastrella hartmani Boury-Esnault, Klautau, Bézac, Wulff & Solé-Cava, 1999 (additional source)
Stelletta anasteria Esteves & Muricy, 2005 (additional source)
Stelletta beae Hajdu & Carvalho, 2003 (additional source)
Suberites aurantiacus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Tedania (Tedania) ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (additional source)
Terpios belindae Rützler & Smith, 1993 (additional source)
Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (additional source)
Tethya bitylastra Mácola & Menegola, 2018 (additional source)
Tethya maza Selenka, 1879 (additional source)
Timea berlincki Leite, Fonseca, Leal & Hajdu, 2015 (additional source)
Timea stenosclera Hechtel, 1969 (additional source)
Eastern Brazil for Acanthotetilla walteri Peixinho, Fernandez, Oliveira, Caires & Hajdu, 2007
Eastern Brazil for Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867
Eastern Brazil for Acarnus toxeata Boury-Esnault, 1973
Eastern Brazil for Amorphinopsis atlantica Carvalho, Hajdu, Mothes & van Soest, 2004
Eastern Brazil for Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Eastern Brazil for Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766)
Eastern Brazil for Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986
Eastern Brazil for Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pallida Hechtel, 1965
Eastern Brazil for Chalinula molitba (de Laubenfels, 1949)
Eastern Brazil for Cinachyrella alloclada (Uliczka, 1929)
Eastern Brazil for Cinachyrella apion (Uliczka, 1929)
Eastern Brazil for Cinachyrella kuekenthali (Uliczka, 1929)
Eastern Brazil for Cladocroce caelum Santos, Da Silva, Alliz & Pinheiro, 2014
Eastern Brazil for Clathria (Microciona) campecheae Hooper, 1996
Eastern Brazil for Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974
Eastern Brazil for Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973
Eastern Brazil for Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Eastern Brazil for Cliona vermifera Hancock, 1867
Eastern Brazil for Diplastrella megastellata Hechtel, 1965
Eastern Brazil for Dysidea etheria de Laubenfels, 1936
Eastern Brazil for Dysidea robusta Vilanova & Muricy, 2001
Eastern Brazil for Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815
Eastern Brazil for Geodia papyracea Hechtel, 1965
Eastern Brazil for Halichondria (Halichondria) marianae Santos, Nascimento & Pinheiro, 2018
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Halichoclona) albifragilis (Hechtel, 1965)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Halichoclona) albifragilis (Hechtel, 1965)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) chlorilla Bispo, Correia & Hajdu, 2016
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) implexiformis (Hechtel, 1965)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Soestella) melana Muricy & Ribeiro, 1999
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Soestella) moraesi Bispo & Hajdu, 2023
Eastern Brazil for Halisarca caerulea Vacelet & Donadey, 1987
Eastern Brazil for Halisarca caerulea Vacelet & Donadey, 1987
Eastern Brazil for Lissodendoryx (Anomodoryx) sigmata (de Laubenfels, 1949)
Eastern Brazil for Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) isodictyalis (Carter, 1882)
Eastern Brazil for Mycale (Aegogropila) americana van Soest, 1984
Eastern Brazil for Mycale (Aegogropila) escarlatei Hajdu, Zea, Kielman & Peixinho, 1995
Eastern Brazil for Mycale (Carmia) magnirhaphidifera van Soest, 1984
Eastern Brazil for Mycale (Naviculina) diversisigmata van Soest, 1984
Eastern Brazil for Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Eastern Brazil for Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault, 1973
Eastern Brazil for Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault, 1973
Eastern Brazil for Placospongia ruetzleri Van Soest, 2017 (inaccurate)
Eastern Brazil for Prosuberites laughlini (Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987)
Eastern Brazil for Samus anonymus Gray, 1867
Eastern Brazil for Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977)
Eastern Brazil for Spirastrella hartmani Boury-Esnault, Klautau, Bézac, Wulff & Solé-Cava, 1999
Eastern Brazil for Stelletta anasteria Esteves & Muricy, 2005
Eastern Brazil for Stelletta beae Hajdu & Carvalho, 2003
Eastern Brazil for Suberites aurantiacus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Eastern Brazil for Tedania (Tedania) ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Eastern Brazil for Terpios belindae Rützler & Smith, 1993
Eastern Brazil for Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Eastern Brazil for Tethya bitylastra Mácola & Menegola, 2018
Eastern Brazil for Tethya maza Selenka, 1879
Eastern Brazil for Timea berlincki Leite, Fonseca, Leal & Hajdu, 2015
Eastern Brazil for Timea stenosclera Hechtel, 1969
Eastern Brazil for Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867
Eastern Brazil for Acarnus toxeata Boury-Esnault, 1973
Eastern Brazil for Amorphinopsis atlantica Carvalho, Hajdu, Mothes & van Soest, 2004
Eastern Brazil for Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Eastern Brazil for Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1766)
Eastern Brazil for Biemna caribea Pulitzer-Finali, 1986
Eastern Brazil for Callyspongia (Callyspongia) pallida Hechtel, 1965
Eastern Brazil for Chalinula molitba (de Laubenfels, 1949)
Eastern Brazil for Cinachyrella alloclada (Uliczka, 1929)
Eastern Brazil for Cinachyrella apion (Uliczka, 1929)
Eastern Brazil for Cinachyrella kuekenthali (Uliczka, 1929)
Eastern Brazil for Cladocroce caelum Santos, Da Silva, Alliz & Pinheiro, 2014
Eastern Brazil for Clathria (Microciona) campecheae Hooper, 1996
Eastern Brazil for Cliona amplicavata Rützler, 1974
Eastern Brazil for Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973
Eastern Brazil for Cliona varians (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Eastern Brazil for Cliona vermifera Hancock, 1867
Eastern Brazil for Diplastrella megastellata Hechtel, 1965
Eastern Brazil for Dysidea etheria de Laubenfels, 1936
Eastern Brazil for Dysidea robusta Vilanova & Muricy, 2001
Eastern Brazil for Geodia gibberosa Lamarck, 1815
Eastern Brazil for Geodia papyracea Hechtel, 1965
Eastern Brazil for Halichondria (Halichondria) marianae Santos, Nascimento & Pinheiro, 2018
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Halichoclona) albifragilis (Hechtel, 1965)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Halichoclona) albifragilis (Hechtel, 1965)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) chlorilla Bispo, Correia & Hajdu, 2016
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) implexiformis (Hechtel, 1965)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Reniera) tubifera (George & Wilson, 1919)
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Soestella) melana Muricy & Ribeiro, 1999
Eastern Brazil for Haliclona (Soestella) moraesi Bispo & Hajdu, 2023
Eastern Brazil for Halisarca caerulea Vacelet & Donadey, 1987
Eastern Brazil for Halisarca caerulea Vacelet & Donadey, 1987
Eastern Brazil for Lissodendoryx (Anomodoryx) sigmata (de Laubenfels, 1949)
Eastern Brazil for Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) isodictyalis (Carter, 1882)
Eastern Brazil for Mycale (Aegogropila) americana van Soest, 1984
Eastern Brazil for Mycale (Aegogropila) escarlatei Hajdu, Zea, Kielman & Peixinho, 1995
Eastern Brazil for Mycale (Carmia) magnirhaphidifera van Soest, 1984
Eastern Brazil for Mycale (Naviculina) diversisigmata van Soest, 1984
Eastern Brazil for Niphates erecta Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Eastern Brazil for Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault, 1973
Eastern Brazil for Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault, 1973
Eastern Brazil for Placospongia ruetzleri Van Soest, 2017 (inaccurate)
Eastern Brazil for Prosuberites laughlini (Díaz, Alvarez & van Soest, 1987)
Eastern Brazil for Samus anonymus Gray, 1867
Eastern Brazil for Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977)
Eastern Brazil for Spirastrella hartmani Boury-Esnault, Klautau, Bézac, Wulff & Solé-Cava, 1999
Eastern Brazil for Stelletta anasteria Esteves & Muricy, 2005
Eastern Brazil for Stelletta beae Hajdu & Carvalho, 2003
Eastern Brazil for Suberites aurantiacus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Eastern Brazil for Tedania (Tedania) ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Eastern Brazil for Terpios belindae Rützler & Smith, 1993
Eastern Brazil for Terpios fugax Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
Eastern Brazil for Tethya bitylastra Mácola & Menegola, 2018
Eastern Brazil for Tethya maza Selenka, 1879
Eastern Brazil for Timea berlincki Leite, Fonseca, Leal & Hajdu, 2015
Eastern Brazil for Timea stenosclera Hechtel, 1969