Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera - Porifera Brasil - UFRJ

Taxonomic ListREMARKS: The specimens from Brazil identified as Leucandraglobosa Sarà, 1951 are here included in the synonymof Leucandra rudifera. Burton (1963) considered theseand several other species, including the homonymousLeucandra globosa Tanita, 1943, as synonyms ofLeucandra barbata (as Leuconia). We prefer to considerthem as separate species until a more complete studyis done. The Brazilian specimens are more similar to L.rudifera and, if they prove to be synonymous, the nameL. rudifera would have priority.K Grantessa anisactina Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976Grantessa anisactina Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976: 1013.TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype MNHN.LBIM.C 1975-3.Schizoholotype MNRJ 039.TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Paraíba State: Off Pitimbu (7 o 29’S–34 o 29’W).BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Northeast Region: Paraíba State: OffPitimbu (Calypso sta. 2, 7 o 29’S–34 o 29’W, 42 m depth;Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [original description]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Endemic from Brazil.K Leucandra hentschelii Brøndsted, 1931Leucandra hentschelii Brøndsted, 1931: 40.Leuconia hentschelii, Borojevic, 1967: 220; Borojevic &Peixinho, 1976: 1030.TYPE SPECIMENS: Unknown.TYPE LOCALITY: South Africa: Simonstown.BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Northeast Region: Pernambuco State:Off Cabo de Santo Agostinho (08 o 16’07”S–34 o 54’01”W,14.5 m depth; Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [description]).Off Recife (08 o 10’04”S–34 o 45’05”W, 29.5 m depth;Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [description]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: South Africa (Brøndsted, 1931; Borojevic,1967).K Leucandra serrata Azevedo & Klautau, 2007Leucandra serrata Azevedo & Klautau, 2007: 11; Muricy etal., 2008: 126; Lanna et al., 2009: 16; Ignacio et al., 2010:Table S1.TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype UFRJPOR 4878. ParatypesUFRJPOR 4879, 4881.TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro State: Angra dosReis.BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Northeast Region: Rio Grande do NorteState: Potiguar Basin (Muricy et al., 2008 [description];Lanna et al., 2009 [description]). Southeast Region: Riode Janeiro State: Angra dos Reis (Azevedo & Klautau,2007 [original description]). Sepetiba Bay (Ignacio etal., 2010 [ecology]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Endemic from Brazil.Family Heteropiidae Dendy, 1892For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002a).TOTAL OF: GENERA: 3 SPECIES: 6E Grantessa Lendenfeld, 1885For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002a).Type species: Grantessa sacca Lendenfeld, 1885a (bymonotypy).E Sycettusa Haeckel, 1872For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002a).Type species: Sycetta stauridia Haeckel, 1872 (by monotypy).K Sycettusa flamma (Poléjaeff, 1883) (new combination)Amphoriscus flamma Poléjaeff, 1883: 49; Mello-Leitão et al.,1961: 2.Grantessa flamma, Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976: 1011.TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype BMNH 1884.4.22.25.TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Bahia State: Off Salvador.BRAZILIAN RECORDS: North Region: Amapá State: Off Calçoene(03 o 49’N–49 o 40’W, 106 m depth; Borojevic & Peixinho,1976 [description]). Northeast Region: Bahia State:Off Salvador (Poléjaeff, 1883 [original description];Mello-Leitão et al., 1961 [checklist]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Endemic from Brazil.REMARKS: (1) Grantessa flamma has an inarticulated skeletonand therefore it fits better in Sycettusa than in Grantessaas currently defined (Borojevic et al., 2002a). (2) TheChallenger crew used the old name Bahia referring tothe city currently known as Salvador, the capital of BahiaState (cf. introductory section).K Sycettusa hastifera (Row, 1909) (new combination)Grantilla hastifera Row, 1909: 200.Grantessa hastifera, Dendy, 1913: 19; Muricy et al., 1991:1187; Muricy & Silva, 1999: 160.Sycettusa cf. hastifera, Azevedo & Klautau, 2007: 16.TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype BMNH 1912.2.1.7.TYPE LOCALITY: Sudan: Suez (Red Sea).BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Southeast Region: Rio de Janeiro State:Angra dos Reis (Azevedo & Klautau, 2007 [description]).Arraial do Cabo (Muricy et al., 1991 [ecology]; Muricy& Silva, 1999 [checklist]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Red Sea: Sudan (Row, 1909); IndianOcean (Providence; Dendy, 1913).REMARKS: This species is considered introduced in Brazil(Azevedo & Klautau, 2007).K Sycettusa pelagica (Ridley, 1881)29