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Freshwater sponges of the genus Eunapius from Mexico

Added on: 2025-05-18 17:30:40 by van Soest, Rob W.M.

Carballo, J.L.; Gómez, P.; Cruz-Barraza, J.A.; Yáñez, B.A. (2025) Taxonomy and molecular systematic position of the freshwater genus Eunapius with the descriptions of new species: more evidence in favour of the polyphyly of Spongillida. Systematics and Biodiversity, 23 (1), 2491350 ...

New records of sponges from the Turkish Aegean coast

Added on: 2025-05-13 16:07:37 by van Soest, Rob W.M.

Evcen, A.; Çinar, M.E. (2025) Sponge fauna of the Aegean coast of Türkiye with new records for the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Zootaxa, 5631 (2), 201-244. ...

Four new species of Mycale from Brazil

Added on: 2025-04-29 19:33:44 by Cárdenas, Paco

Mácola, R.; Nascimento, E.; Pinheiro, U.; Neves, E.; Johnsson, R. (2025) Four new species of Mycale (Porifera: Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida) from the Southwest Atlantic. Zootaxa, 5627 (3), 401–430 ...

A new Chalinula species from Brazil

Added on: 2025-04-24 17:43:58 by Cárdenas, Paco

Luna, T.; Bispo, A.; Esteves, E.L. (2025) Chalinula tamoiensis sp. nov. (Porifera: Haplosclerida Chalinidae), a new species from Ilha Grande Bay, Rio de Janeiro state. Zootaxa, 5627 (1), 147–164. ...

Abstract Submission Extended until the 25th April - 12th World Sponge Conference

Added on: 2025-04-21 18:38:11 by Xavier, Joana

Final call for abstract submission! ...

12th World Sponge Conference, 9-13th September 2025 in Vila do Conde, Portugal

Added on: 2025-04-15 11:31:10 by Xavier, Joana

Abstract submission until 18th April ...

Cellular and molecular microbial diversity of the mediterranean sponge Agelas oroides

Added on: 2025-04-07 16:10:17 by Boury-Esnault, Nicole

Ruiz, C.; Vacelet, J.; Corallo, F.; Dubut, V.; Chemin, C.; Simmler, C.; Ereskovsky, A. (2025). Cellular and molecular microbial diversity of the mediterranean sponge Agelas oroides (Demospongiae, Agelasida). Marine Biology. 172 (5): 1-23. ...

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 ...

Porifera editors participated in the very first online organised WoRMS-LifeWatch editor workshop

Added on: 2021-08-04 18:12:19 by Vandepitte, Leen

In the week of June 7th 2021, the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) – host of Aphia, the online platform behind WoRMS and its many sub-registered – organized the very first online editor workshop, in which 13 Porifera-editors enthusiastically participated. ...

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 ! ...