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A new species of Parahigginsia from the North Pacific

Added on: 2025-12-27 18:38:16 by Cárdenas, Paco

Shilov, V.; Kukhlevskiy, A.; Nefedova, E. (2025). On the taxonomic position of the genus Parahigginsia (Porifera: Demospongiae), with the description of a new species and the first record of the genus from the North Pacific. Zoosystematica Rossica. 34(2): 298. ...

New combination for Stylocordyla borealis eous Koltun, 1966

Added on: 2025-12-22 15:23:43 by Boury-Esnault, Nicole

Theising, F.I.; Hentschel, U.; Busch, K.; Brandt, A.; Carvalho, F.; Xavier, J.R.; Santín Muriel, A. (2026). Does an arctic circumpolar distribution exist for deep-sea sponges? Unravelling the systematics of Stylocordyla borealis (Porifera: Demospongiae) through integrative taxonomy. Progress in Oceanography. 241: 103646. ...

New sponge species from the South Western Gulf of Mexico

Added on: 2025-12-19 12:55:30 by van Soest, Rob W.M.

Gómex, P.; Martínez-Vargas, J.A.; Granados-Barba, A.; Moreno, A.A. (2025) Comprehensive sponge inventory of the submerged reef Los Picos, Southwestern Gulf of Mexico, with new species described. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 105, e138, 1-23. ...

Passing of Klaus Ruetzler

Added on: 2025-12-16 12:18:27 by de Voogd, Nicole J.

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of our Porifera editor Dr. Klaus Ruetzler (1936–2025) in November. ...

Two new Hyalonema species from the Indo-West Pacific

Added on: 2025-12-03 16:32:43 by Dohrmann, Martin

Gong L.; Setiawan, E.; Li, X.; Lim, S.C. (2025) Two new species of Hyalonema (Hexactinellida, Amphidiscosida, Hyalonematidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. ZooKeys, 1262, 81–96. ...

Vilesida, a new demosponge order

Added on: 2025-11-21 07:19:13 by Cárdenas, Paco

Díaz, J.A.; De la Torriente, A.; Zumberge, J.A.; Ríos, P.; Serrano, A.; Cristobo, J.; Taboada, S.; Gracia-Sancha, C.; Riesgo, A.; Love, G.D.; Massutí, E.; Cárdenas P. (2025) Vilesida, a new order of demosponges revealed by molecular phylogeny and abundant 24-isopropylcholesterols (24-ipc sterols). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 205(3). ...

A new species of Tubella (Porifera: Spongillidae) for the Brazilian Amazon

Added on: 2025-03-06 18:02:41 by Pinheiro, Ulisses

Nunes, G.; Custódio, M.; & Pinheiro U. (2024). A new species of Tubella (Porifera: Spongillidae) for the Brazilian Amazon: how misidentification can mask a potential species complex. Acta Amaz. 54 (4). https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392202401873 ...

New species of Sycetta (Calcarea) from Brazil

Added on: 2024-07-18 14:03:26 by Klautau, Michelle

Mattedi, A.; Cavalcanti, F.F. (2024). Sycetta papillata sp. nov. (Porifera, Calcarea): the first record of Sycetta to the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa, 5481 (3): 353-362 ...

Previously unknown diversity: the marine sponge (Porifera) fauna from Rio Grande do Norte State, NE Brazil

Added on: 2024-06-06 14:41:40 by Pinheiro, Ulisses

Praxedes, R.; Rabelo, E.; Cavalcanti, T.; Brandão, S.; Pinheiro, U.; Albuquerque, C.(2024). Zootaxa 5463 (3): 339–359 ...

Welcome to Porifera news

Added on: 2010-11-12 11:07:10 by van Soest, Rob

Launching of a new feature of the World Porifera Database ! ...