Porifera distribution - Placedetails

MRGID	http://marineregions.org/mrgid/21726
Status	Alternative classification
Name	Language Name Name source English Tropical Atlantic Spalding, M. D. Fox, H. E. Allen, G. R. Davidson, N. Ferdana, Z. A. Finlayson, M. Halpern, B. S. Jorge, M. A. Lombana, A. Lourie, S. A., (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bioscience 2007, VOL 57; numb 7, pages 573-584. doi: 10.1641/B570707
PlaceType	Realm
Latitude	6° 20' 52.9" N (6.34802°)
Longitude	42° 20' 46.7" W (-42.3463°)
Source	Spalding, M. D. Fox, H. E. Allen, G. R. Davidson, N. Ferdana, Z. A. Finlayson, M. Halpern, B. S. Jorge, M. A. Lombana, A. Lourie, S. A., (2007). Marine Ecoregions of the World: A Bioregionalization of Coastal and Shelf Areas. Bioscience 2007, VOL 57; numb 7, pages 573-584. doi: 10.1641/B570707, available online at https://www.worldwildlife.org/publications/marine-ecoregions-of-the-world-a-bioregionalization-of-coastal-and-shelf-areas
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Species occurring in any subarea of Tropical Atlantic (100)	Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864) Aaptos bergmanni de Laubenfels, 1950 Aaptos duchassaingi (Topsent, 1889) Aaptos glutinans Moraes, 2011 Aaptos hajdui Carvalho, da Silva & Pinheiro, 2013 Aaptos lithophaga (Wiedenmayer, 1977) accepted as Aaptos pernucleata (Carter, 1870) Aaptos pernucleata (Carter, 1870) Aaptos potiguarensis Carvalho, da Silva & Pinheiro, 2013 Abyssocladia atlantica Lopes & Hajdu, 2014 Abyssocladia polycephalus Hestetun, Pomponi & Rapp, 2016 Acamas laxissima Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Acamas violacea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Hyrtios violaceus (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Acanthacarnus radovani Boury-Esnault, 1973 accepted as Acarnus radovani (Boury-Esnault, 1973) Acanthacarnus souriei Lévi, 1952 accepted as Acarnus souriei (Lévi, 1952) Acanthancora coralliophila van Soest, 1984 Acanthella cubensis (Alcolado, 1984) Acanthella flagelliformis (van Soest & Stentoft, 1988) Acanthella mastophora (Schmidt, 1870) Acanthella stanleei Nascimento, Cavalcanti & Pinheiro, 2019 Acanthella vaceleti van Soest & Stentoft, 1988 Acanthotetilla gorgonosclera van Soest, 1977 Acanthotetilla noronhensis Fernandez & Hajdu, 2024 Acanthotetilla rocasensis Peixinho, Fernandez, Oliveira, Caires & Hajdu, 2007 Acanthotetilla walteri Peixinho, Fernandez, Oliveira, Caires & Hajdu, 2007 Acarnus (Acanthacarnus) souriei Lévi, 1952 accepted as Acarnus souriei (Lévi, 1952) Acarnus (Acarnus) innominatus Gray, 1867 accepted as Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867 Acarnus deweerdtae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867 Acarnus microxeatus Nascimento & Pinheiro, 2023 Acarnus nicoleae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 Acarnus radovani (Boury-Esnault, 1973) Acarnus souriei (Lévi, 1952) Acarnus toxeata Boury-Esnault, 1973 Acheliderma lisannae van Soest, Zea & Kielman, 1994 Aciculites cribrophora (Schmidt, 1880) Aciculites higginsii Schmidt, 1879 Aciculites incrustans Topsent, 1889 accepted as Desmanthus incrustans (Topsent, 1889) Adocia albifragilis Hechtel, 1965 accepted as Haliclona (Halichoclona) albifragilis (Hechtel, 1965) Adocia amphioxa (de Laubenfels, 1950) accepted as Haliclona amphioxa (de Laubenfels, 1950) Adocia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Neopetrosia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) Adocia cinerea (Grant, 1826) accepted as Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea (Grant, 1826) Adocia implexiformis Hechtel, 1965 accepted as Haliclona (Reniera) implexiformis (Hechtel, 1965) Adocia neens sensu Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Haliclona (Reniera) implexiformis (Hechtel, 1965) Adocia perforata Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 accepted as Haliclona (Halichoclona) pulitzerfinalii Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 Adreus micraster (Burton, 1956) Agelas albolutea Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Cribrochalina vasculum (Lamarck, 1814) Agelas cerebrum Assmann, van Soest & Köck, 2001 Agelas cervicornis (Schmidt, 1870) Agelas citrina Gotera & Alcolado, 1987 Agelas clathrodes (Schmidt, 1870) Agelas conifera (Schmidt, 1870) Agelas cylindrica (Carter, 1883) accepted as Agelas cervicornis (Schmidt, 1870) Agelas dilatata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Agelas dispar Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Agelas flabelliformis (Carter, 1883) Agelas inaequalis Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 Agelas longissima Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 accepted as Agelas cervicornis (Schmidt, 1870) Agelas marmarica Lévi, 1958 Agelas repens Lehnert & van Soest, 1998 Agelas rudis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Agelas sceptrum (Lamarck, 1815) Agelas schmidti  accepted as Agelas schmidtii Wilson, 1902 Agelas schmidtii Wilson, 1902 Agelas sparsus (Gray, 1867) accepted as Agelas dispar Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Agelas sparsus var. clavaeformis (Carter, 1883) accepted as Agelas dispar Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Agelas sventres Lehnert & van Soest, 1996 Agelas tubulata Lehnert & van Soest, 1996 Agelas wiedenmayeri Alcolado, 1984 Aiolochroia crassa (Hyatt, 1875) Aka brevitubulata (Pang, 1973) accepted as Siphonodictyon brevitubulatum Pang, 1973 Aka coralliphaga (Rützler, 1971) accepted as Siphonodictyon coralliphagum Rützler, 1971 Aka ruetzleri Calcinai, Cerrano & Bavestrello, 2007 accepted as Siphonodictyon ruetzleri (Calcinai, Cerrano & Bavestrello, 2007) Aka siphona (de Laubenfels, 1949) accepted as Siphonodictyon siphonum (de Laubenfels, 1949) Aka xamaycaensis (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) accepted as Siphonodictyon xamaycaensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 Alcyospongia india de Laubenfels, 1934 accepted as Podospongia india (de Laubenfels, 1934) Alectona jamaicensis Pang, 1973 Alectona mesatlantica Vacelet, 1999 Alectona millari Carter, 1879 Alectona ricardi Calcinai & Bertolino, 2022 Alectona wallichii (Carter, 1874) Alveospongia sinuosclera Santos, Pinheiro, Hajdu & Van Soest, 2016 Amorphina duchassaingi Topsent, 1889 accepted as Aaptos duchassaingi (Topsent, 1889) Amorphina hirta Topsent, 1889 accepted as Dictyonella hirta (Topsent, 1889) Amorphina solidior Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Halichondria (Halichondria) solidior (Schmidt, 1870) Amorphina terebrans Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Siphonodictyon terebrans (Schmidt, 1870) Amorphina turritella Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Halichondria (Halichondria) turritella (Schmidt, 1870) Amorphinopsis atlantica Carvalho, Hajdu, Mothes & van Soest, 2004 Amphibleptula aaktun Gómez, Calderón-Gutiérrez, González-Gándara & Rojas-Terán, 2021 Amphibleptula madrepora Schmidt, 1879 Amphilectus strepsichelifer van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012 Amphilectus utriculus van Soest, Beglinger & De Voogd, 2012 Amphimedon arborescens (Lamarck, 1814) sensu Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Amphimedon arborescens var. ensiformis Duchassing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Amphimedon caribica (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) Amphimedon complanata (Duchassaing, 1850) Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Amphimedon erina (de Laubenfels, 1936) Amphimedon estelae Santos, Docio & Pinheiro, 2014 Amphimedon ferox Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Ectyoplasia ferox (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Amphimedon leprosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
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