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Soest RWMVAN. Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. Zootaxa 2024; 5398:1-122. [PMID: 38221180 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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The online World Porifera Database (WPD), the Porifera part of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), lists virtually all published scientific names of sponges. The names of the WPD (as indeed all names in WoRMS) are guided by the Code of the International Comnission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The WPD names include all currently accepted as well as original combinations, and a majority of non-accepted non-original combinations. Currently, among the accepted names about 200 original lower taxa combinations were found to be accepted by default, usually varieties or formae, which were given that status in the WPD because there was no sufficient published information to support arguments for or against the accepted status. After 1961, varieties and formae are considered infrasubspecific taxa whose names are not regulated by the Code and the names are unavailable, but prior to that date these trinominal taxa are potential available names. It is the purpose of the present study to evaluate these original default accepted combinations and arrive at an argumented judgement on whether they are to be truly accepted or non-accepted. Furthermore, additional lower taxa name violations of the Code are also included. Overall, there are three categories of names of lower taxa treated here, (1) with combinations, which are judged to be accepted with elevated status as (sub)specific taxa, (2) with combinations judged to be junior synonyms, and (3) with combinations, which are violating articles of the Code. Among the last category there are a small number of varietal taxa described after the 1960 cut-off date, which are unavailable but are proposed to have the original name combination retained, but as new names with authorship and year changed to those of the present article. Also, names found to be unavailable for various reasons (four-name combinations, junior homonyms, phylocode names) are in this category. The following 31 new names are proposed (three of which are junior synonyms of senior accepted names, and an additional three are unavailable names made available by employing the same name combination with the present authorship and year): Aaptos hoshinoi nom.nov., Ancorina nanosclera nom.nov., Axinella kurushima nom.nov., Callyspongia (Cladochalina) desqueyrouxfaundezae nom.nov., Cliona carpenteri subsp. hentscheli nom.nov., Callyspongia (Toxochalina) gustavoi nom.nov., Craniella microspira nom.nov., Dictyaulus romani nom.nov., Grantia breitfussi nom.nov., Haliclona alba subsp. albapontica nom.nov., Haliclona aquaeductus subsp. sebastopolensis nom.nov., Haliclona inflata subsp. vladimiri nom.nov., Haliclona informis subsp. voldomaroi nom.nov., Haliclona palmata subsp. pontuseuxiniensis nom.nov., Haliclona (Gellius) arthuri nom.nov., Haliclona (Gellius) godthaabae nom.nov., Haliclona merguiensis nom.nov., Haliclona senjitanitai nom.nov., Iophon hentscheli nom.nov., Leucandra wilsoni nom.nov., Paraleucilla bassensis nom.nov. (= P. saccharata), Pione carpenteri subsp. hentscheli nom.nov., Psammocinia samaaii nom.nov., Protoschmidtia czerniavskyi nom.nov. (= Metschnikowia tuberculata), Reiswiginella nom.nov., Scalarispongia lamarcki nom.nov., Spheciospongia hentscheli nom.nov., Spongia (Spongia) vonlendenfeldi nom.nov. (= S. (S.) lignosa), Suberites austral nom.nov., Suberites dendyi nom.nov., Suberites simae nom.nov., and Timea levii nom.nov.
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Dias A, Kelly M, Pinheiro U. Two news species of Corallistidae (Porifera; Demospongiae; Tetractinellida) with a first record of Awhiowhio from the Atlantic. Zootaxa 2023; 5277:182-192. [PMID: 37518324 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5277.1.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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In the present study, we describe two new species of Corallistidae from Brazil, comparing them to all valid species of the respective genera. Both are notable Porifera records, with the first specimen of Neophrissospongia Pisera and Lévi, 2002 registered for the Brazilian coast and the first specimen of Awhiowhio Kelly, 2007 registered for the Atlantic Ocean. The specimens were preserved in 80% ethanol and analyzed following classical procedure for Demospongiae, with dissociated spicule mounts, skeletal sections and Scanning Electron Microscopy. Neophrissospongia jorgeorum sp. nov. is differentiated from its congeners by the categories of spicules present, especially the lack of streptasters/amphiasters. Awhiowhio saci sp. nov. is characterized especially by the presence of spiraster-shaped microrhabds and microxeas.
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- Alan Dias
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Centro de Biociências; Departamento de Zoologia; Av. Nelson Chaves; s/n; Cidade Universi- tária; CEP 50373-970; Recife; PE; Brazil.
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- Oceans Centre; National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA); Private Bag 109-695; Newmarket Auckland; New Zealand.
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- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Centro de Biociências; Departamento de Zoologia; Av. Nelson Chaves; s/n; Cidade Universi- tária; CEP 50373-970; Recife; PE; Brazil.
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Sim-Smith C, Hickman C, Kelly M. New shallow-water sponges (Porifera) from the Galpagos Islands. Zootaxa 2021; 5012:1-71. [PMID: 34810469 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5012.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Twenty-five new species of shallow-water sponges are described from the Galpagos Islands, a province of Ecuador in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Sponges were photographed in situ and collected by SCUBA divers between 2001 and 2004. New species include: Acanthancora equiformis sp. nov., Acanthella saladinorum sp. nov., Cacospongia hermanorum sp. nov., Cinachyrella solis sp. nov., Ciocalypta bustamanti sp. nov., Clathria (Microciona) stellata sp. nov., Clathrina andreusi sp. nov., Craniella lissi sp. nov., Dragmacidon raeae sp. nov., Dragmacidon hendersoni sp. nov., Haliclona (Haliclona) clairae sp. nov., Haliclona (Haliclona) dianae sp. nov., Haliclona (Reniera) oberi sp. nov., Haliclona (Soestella) spuma sp. nov., Haliclona (Soestella) roslynae sp. nov., Hemimycale harlequinus sp. nov., Hemimycale nathani sp. nov., Higginsia johannae sp. nov., Neopetrosia eructans sp. nov., Leucilla agitata sp. nov., Penares angeli sp. nov., Prosuberites vansoesti sp. nov., Suberea esmerelda sp. nov., Tethya annona sp. nov. and Tethya sorbetus sp. nov. In addition, three species have been recorded for the first time from the Galpagos Islands: Chalinula cf. molitba (De Laubenfels, 1949), Chelonaplysilla violacea (Von Lendenfeld, 1883) and Tedania (Tedania) tropicalis Aguilar-Camacho, Carballo Cruz-Barraza, 2018. This paper represents a significant contribution to our knowledge of the Porifera of the Galpagos Islands.
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- Carina Sim-Smith
- ClearSight Consultants, 35 Mellons Bay Rd, Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. .
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- Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Biology, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA..
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- Coasts and Oceans National Centre, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Private Bag 99940, Auckland 1149, New Zealand..
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Ngwakum BB, Payne RP, Teske PR, Janson L, Kerwath SE, Samaai T. Hundreds of new DNA barcodes for South African sponges. SYST BIODIVERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2021.1915896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Benedicta B. Ngwakum
- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Centre for Ecological Genomics and Wildlife Conservation, Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
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- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Oceans & Coasts Branch, Oceans & Coasts Research, Private Bag X4390, Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X 3, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701, South Africa
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Fisheries Branch, Fisheries Research, Private Bag X2, Roggebaai, Cape Town, 8012, Western Cape, South Africa
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- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Oceans & Coasts Branch, Oceans & Coasts Research, Private Bag X4390, Cape Town, 8001, Western Cape, South Africa
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Private Bag X 3, Rondebosch, Cape Town, 7701, South Africa
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Bowen BW, Forsman ZH, Whitney JL, Faucci A, Hoban M, Canfield SJ, Johnston EC, Coleman RR, Copus JM, Vicente J, Toonen RJ. Species Radiations in the Sea: What the Flock? J Hered 2021; 111:70-83. [PMID: 31943081 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esz075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Species flocks are proliferations of closely-related species, usually after colonization of depauperate habitat. These radiations are abundant on oceanic islands and in ancient freshwater lakes, but rare in marine habitats. This contrast is well documented in the Hawaiian Archipelago, where terrestrial examples include the speciose silverswords (sunflower family Asteraceae), Drosophila fruit flies, and honeycreepers (passerine birds), all derived from one or a few ancestral lineages. The marine fauna of Hawai'i is also the product of rare colonization events, but these colonizations usually yield only one species. Dispersal ability is key to understanding this evolutionary inequity. While terrestrial fauna rarely colonize between oceanic islands, marine fauna with pelagic larvae can make this leap in every generation. An informative exception is the marine fauna that lack a pelagic larval stage. These low-dispersal species emulate a "terrestrial" mode of reproduction (brooding, viviparity, crawl-away larvae), yielding marine species flocks in scattered locations around the world. Elsewhere, aquatic species flocks are concentrated in specific geographic settings, including the ancient lakes of Baikal (Siberia) and Tanganyika (eastern Africa), and Antarctica. These locations host multiple species flocks across a broad taxonomic spectrum, indicating a unifying evolutionary phenomenon. Hence marine species flocks can be singular cases that arise due to restricted dispersal or other intrinsic features, or they can be geographically clustered, promoted by extrinsic ecological circumstances. Here, we review and contrast intrinsic cases of species flocks in individual taxa, and extrinsic cases of geological/ecological opportunity, to elucidate the processes of species radiations.
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- Brian W Bowen
- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Kaneohe, HI
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- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Kaneohe, HI
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- Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu, HI
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- Math & Sciences Division, Leeward Community College, University of Hawai'i, Pearl City, HI
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- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Kaneohe, HI
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- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Kaneohe, HI
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- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Kaneohe, HI
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- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Kaneohe, HI
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- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Kaneohe, HI
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- Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i, Kaneohe, HI
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Jaramillo KB, Cóndor-Luján B, Longakit B, Rodriguez J, Thomas OP, McCormack G, Hajdu E. New records of Demospongiae (Porifera) from Reserva Marina El Pelado (Santa Elena, Ecuador), with description of Tedania ( Tedania) ecuadoriensis sp. nov. Zookeys 2021; 1011:101-120. [PMID: 33551653 PMCID: PMC7838150 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1011.54485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The first taxonomic descriptions of the sponge diversity at El Pelado Marine Protected Area in the province of Santa Elena, Ecuador is reported. Tedania (Tedania) ecuadoriensis Jaramillo & Hajdu, sp. nov. is described from its shallow waters. In addition, Callyspongia (Callyspongia) aff. californica (sensuCruz-Barraza and Carballo 2008; non sensuDickinson 1945) and Cliona aff. euryphylle are reported for the first time. The former species is likely distributed over 4,000 km along the Tropical Eastern Pacific, whereas the latter might be an example of a trans-isthmian lineage. An amended diagnosis for Callyspongia (Callyspongia) and an updated identification key for the subgenera of Callyspongia are provided.
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- Karla B Jaramillo
- ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL. Centro Nacional de Acuicultura e Investigaciones Marinas, CENAIM. Campus Gustavo Galindo Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.,Zoology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- Universidad Científica del Sur, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Biológicas, Carrera de Biología Marina, Antigua Panamericana Sur Km. 19, Villa El Salvador, Lima, Perú
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- Zoology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL. Centro Nacional de Acuicultura e Investigaciones Marinas, CENAIM. Campus Gustavo Galindo Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Marine Biodiscovery, School of Chemistry and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- Zoology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Depto. Invertebrados, Quinta da Boa Vista, s/n, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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