Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera - Porifera Brasil - UFRJ

Catalogue of Brazilian Poriferaof all major museums to know about the condition oftheir Brazilian Porifera holdings. Part of the informationin the literature was inaccurate, but most institutionslisted below confirmed that they have at least some ofthe types. We updated names and addresses as best aspossible. Acronyms of institutions followed in generalthe Index to Important Sponge Collections (Stone,1986), except when their abbreviations (“codens”) arenonexistent, non-traditional or there was a preferredacronym from the institution itself.Complete list of depositories andtheir acronyms:ANSP-PO — Academy of Natural Sciences ofPhiladelphia, Porifera Collection. 19 th St. & BenFranklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA, U.S.A. Curator:Dr. Paul Callomon.E-mail: callomon@ansp.orgWebsite:http://www.ansp.org/research/biodiv/invertebrate_home.phpBAMZ — Bermuda Aquarium, Museum & Zoo. 40North Shore Road, Flatts Village, Bermuda (notcontacted).Website:http://www.bamz.orgBMNH — British Museum (Natural History). See theNatural History Museum (NHM).CLM-Sp. — City of Liverpool Museum (Argo SpongeCollection) [now called World Museum Liverpool].William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EN, UnitedKingdom (not contacted).Website:www.liverpoolmuseums.org.ukCUMZ — Cameron University Museum of Zoology.2800 W Gore Boulevard, Lawton 73505 Oklahoma,U.S.A. Curator: not contacted.E-mail: biosciences@cameron.eduWebsite:http://www.cameron.edu/biologyDZUSP — Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto deBiociências, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Ruado Matão, trav. 14, nº 321, Cidade Universitária,São Paulo – SP, Brasil, CEP: 05508-090. Curator:nonexistent.Website:http://marcus.ib.usp.brREMARKS: The Porifera collection of DZUSP wasclosed and the sponges were deposited at MNRJand MZUSP.HUJ-II — The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,Invertebrate Collection. The National NaturalHistory Collections, Berman Building, Edmond J.Safra Campus. Givat Ram Jerusalem 91904, Israel.Director of the Collections: Prof. Alan Matthews.E-mail: alan@vms.huji.ac.ilWebsite:http://nnhc.huji.ac.il/default.asp?PageID=101IdO — Instituto de Oceanología de Cuba. The spongecollection was transferred in 2010 to the AcuarioNacional de Cuba. Avenida 3ra, Esquina 62,Miramar, Playa, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.Curator: Dr. María Victoria Orozco.E-mail: mariao@acuarionacional.cuWebsite:http://www.acuarionacional.cuINALI — Instituto Nacional de Limnología – ConsejoNacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas,Universidad Nacional del Litoral. CiudadUniversitaria – Paraje “El Pozo” – 3000 Santa Fe,Argentina. Curator: Dr. Inés Ezcurra de Drago.E-mail: inesezcurra@arnet.com.arWebsite: http://www.inali.santafe-conicet.gov.ar/cvezcurra.htmINPA — Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia.Av. André Araújo, 2936, Campus II, Petrópolis,69083-000, Manaus, AM, Brazil. Curator: Dr.Augusto Loureiro Henriques.E-mail: loureiro@inpa.gov.brWebsite: http://colecoes.inpa.gov.br/sb/invertebrados/html/INV-POR — Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas yPesqueras “José Benito Vives De Andréis” (PoriferaCollection). Cerro Punta de Betín, apartado aéreo1016 y 873 – Santa Marta, Colombia. Curator (notcontacted): Sandra Rincón Cabal, Asistente deDirección.E-mail: srinconc@invemar.org.coWebsite:http://www.invemar.org.coLMJG — Landesmuseum Joanneum Graz (Abteilungfür Zoologie). Currently called UniversalmuseumJoanneum, Zoology Center of Natural History.Weinzöttlstraße 16, 8045 Graz, Germany. Curator:Dr. Ulrike Hausl-Hofstätter (not contacted).E-mail: ulrike.hausl-hofstaetter@museumjoanneum.atWebsite: http://www.museum-joanneum.at/en/zoologyMACN — Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales“Bernadino Rivadavia”, Invertebrate Collection.Av. Angel Gallardo 470. C1405DJR Buenos Aires,Argentina. Curator: Dr. Alejandro Tablado.20