Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera - Porifera Brasil - UFRJ

Taxonomic ListTYPE LOCALITY: Eastern Atlantic Ocean (locality not specified –from Norway to South Africa).BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Southeast Region: Rio de JaneiroState: Arraial do Cabo (Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976[description]; Muricy et al., 1991 [ecology]; Muricy &Silva, 1999 [checklist]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Norway, England, Scotland, Ireland, NWFrance, Morocco (Haeckel, 1872), South Africa (Haeckel,1872; Borojevic, 1967).Family Sycettidae Dendy, 1892For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002a).TOTAL OF: GENERA: 1 SPECIES: 5E Sycon Risso, 1826For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002a).Type species: Sycon humboldti Risso, 1826 (by subsequentdesignation; Dendy, 1892).K Sycon ampulla (Haeckel, 1870)Sycarium ampulla Haeckel, 1870: 238; Haeckel, 1872: 309.Sycum alopecurus, Haeckel, 1870: 239.Sycum petiolatum, Haeckel, 1870: 239.Sycon petiolatus, Haeckel, 1870: 239.Sycandra ampulla, Haeckel, 1872: 308; Mello-Leitão et al.,1961: 2.Syconella ampulla, Haeckel, 1872: 309.Sycinula ampulla, Haeckel, 1872: 309.Sycodendrum ampulla, Haeckel, 1872: 309.Sycandra alopecurus, Haeckel, 1872: 309.Sycandra petiolata, Haeckel, 1872: 309.Sycon ampulla, Topsent, 1892a: 22; Stephens, 1912: 11;Muricy & Silva, 1999: 161.Sycon ampullum, Jenkin, 1908: 443.TYPE SPECIMENS: Unknown.TYPE LOCALITY: Atlantic coast of South America (locality notinformed).BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Southeast Region: Rio de Janeiro State:Locality not informed (Haeckel, 1872 [description];Mello-Leitão et al., 1961 [checklist]; Muricy & Silva,1999 [checklist]). South Region: santa catarinaState: Florianópolis (Haeckel, 1872 [description];Mello-Leitão et al., 1961 [checklist]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Ireland (Stephens, 1912); Venezuela(Haeckel, 1872); East South America (Pico Fayal;Topsent, 1892a); East Africa (Wasin; Jenkin, 1908); NWFrance (Bay of Biscay).REMARKS: Haeckel (1872) and Mello-Leitão et al. (1961) usedthe old name of Florianópolis, Destêrro, for the localityof collection.K Sycon brasiliense Borojevic, 1971Sycon brasiliense Borojevic, 1971: 528.Sycon braziliense, Muricy & Silva, 1999: 161 [misspelling].TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype MNHN.LBIM.C 1971-2. ParatypeMNRJ unregistered (lost).TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Rio de Janeiro State: Cabo de SãoTomé.BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Southeast Region: Rio de JaneiroState: Cabo de São Tomé (Borojevic, 1971 [originaldescription]; Muricy & Silva, 1999 [checklist]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Endemic from Brazil.K Sycon frustulosum Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976Sycon frustulosum Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976: 1008.TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype MNHN.LBIM.C 1975-2.Schizoholotype MNRJ 038 (slides).TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Pernambuco State: Recife.BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Northeast Region: Pernambuco State:Recife (Piedade Beach; Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976[original description]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Endemic from Brazil.K Sycon pentactinale Rossi, Farina, Borojevic & Klautau,2006Sycon pentactinalis Rossi et al., 2006: 262.TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype MNRJ 1716. Paratypes MNRJ9646-9649.TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: São Paulo State: AlcatrazesArchipelago.BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Southeast Region: São Paulo State:Alcatrazes Archipelago (Rossi et al., 2006 [originaldescription]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Endemic from Brazil.REMARKS: The epiteth pentactinalis is here changed topentactinale because the genus name Sycon is neutral,not masculin (Rob van Soest, pers. comm., 2010).K Sycon vigilans Sarà & Gaino, 1971Sycon vigilans Sarà & Gaino, 1971: 22; Borojevic & Peixinho,1976: 1007; Mothes & Lerner, 1994: 49; Muricy & Silva,1999: 161.TYPE SPECIMENS: Not located.TYPE LOCALITY: Italy: Punta Manara.BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Northeast Region: Pernambuco State:Off Recife (08 o 06’04”S–34 o 49’04”W, 19.5 m depth;Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [description]). SoutheastRegion: Rio de Janeiro state: Rio de Janeiro (Borojevic& Peixinho, 1976 [description]; Muricy & Silva,1999 [checklist]). South Region: Santa CatarinaState: Bombinhas (Mothes & Lerner, 1994[description]).31