Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera - Porifera Brasil - UFRJ

Taxonomic List[description]; Mello-Leitão et al., 1961 [checklist]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Arctic (Hansen, 1885); Barents Sea –Spitzbergen (Breitfuss, 1896, 1898a, 1898b, 1932); NWRussia (Breitfuss, 1911; Derjugin, 1915); White Sea(Barthel & Tendal, 1993; Ereskovsky, 1995); CanaryIslands - Lanzarote (Miklucho-Maclay, 1868; Haeckel,1872); Bay of Biscaye (Borojevic & Boury-Esnault,1987); Norwegian coast (Arnesen, 1901; Burton, 1930;Breitfuss, 1936; Janussen et al., 2003; Rapp, 2006). BalticSea (Breitfuss, 1927; Arndt, 1928). Adriatic Sea (Lesina;Lendenfeld, 1891; Breitfuss, 1935). Mediterranean Sea(Lackschewitsch, 1886; Minchin, 1896; Topsent, 1936).South Africa, Indian Ocean, California, Philippines(Haeckel, 1872). Japan (Haeckel, 1872; Hôzawa, 1929;Tanita, 1943). East Africa (Jenkin, 1908). Antarctic(Brøndsted, 1931).REMARKS: (1) This allegedly cosmopolitan species probably isa species complex and needs revision. (2) Haeckel (1872)and Mello-Leitão et al. (1961) referred to Florianópolisby its old name, Destêrro.K Guancha tetela Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976Guancha tetela Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976: 998.TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype MNHN.LBIM.C 1975-1.Schizoholotype MNRJ 040.TYPE LOCALITY: Brazil: Bahia State: Off Abrolhos (17 o 55’S–37 o 30’W).BRAZILIAN RECORDS: Northeast Region: Bahia State: OffAbrolhos (17 o 55’S–37 o 30’W, 47 m depth; Borojevic &Peixinho, 1976 [original description]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Endemic from Brazil.Family Leucaltidae Dendy & Row, 1913For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002b).TOTAL OF: GENERA: 1 SPECIES: 1E Leucaltis Haeckel, 1872For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002b).Type species: Leucaltis clathria Haeckel, 1872 (by subsequentdesignation, Dendy & Row, 1913).1885a: 1107; Dendy, 1892: 113; Dendy, 1893: 242; Hanitsch,1895: 209; Dendy, 1905: 230; Jenkin, 1908: 453.Leucaltis bathybia var. mascarenica Ridley, 1884: 628.Clathrina latitubulata Carter, 1886b: 515.Heteropegma latitubulata, Dendy, 1892: 114.TYPE SPECIMENS: Holotype MNHN.LBIM.C 1968.667 (cf.Borojevic et al., 2002b).TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.A.: Florida.BRAZILIAN RECORDS: North Region: Pará State: Off MarajóIsland (01 o 57’05”N–47 o 13’05”W, 93 m depth; Borojevic& Peixinho, 1976 [description]). Northeast Region:Alagoas State: Off Coruripe (10 o 12’06”S–36 o 00’05”W,21 m depth; Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [description]).Ceará State: Off Itarema (02 o 10’S–39 o 50’W, 65 m depth;Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [description]). Rio Grandedo Norte State: Atol das Rocas (03 o 50’S–33 o 54’W, 47-55 m depth; Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [description]).Off Caiçara do Norte (04 o 44’S–36 o 03’W, 73 mdepth; Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [description]).Grande Seamount (3°28’0.00”S–36 o 06’05”W, 61 mdepth; Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976 [description]).Potiguar Basin (Muricy et al., 2008 [description];Lanna et al., 2009 [description]). Sergipe State:Off Pacatuba (off the mouth of São Francisco River,10 o 42’S–36 o 22’05”W, 75 m depth; Borojevic & Peixinho,1976 [description]). Southeast Region: EspíritoSanto state: Vitória-Trindade Seamounts Chain(20 o 32’S–35 o 46’W, 70 m depth; Borojevic & Peixinho,1976 [description]).WORLD DISTRIBUTION: Atlantic Ocean: U.S.A. (Florida; Haeckel,1872), off Bermuda (Poléjaeff, 1883), Portugal (Hanitsch,1895; Arndt, 1940). Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka (Dendy,1905), Amirante Group, Seychelles (Ridley, 1884; Dendy,1913), Egmont reef (Dendy, 1913; Hôzawa, 1940),Cargados Carajos (Dendy, 1913); E Africa (Wasin; Jenkin,1908), N and S Australia (Carter, 1886b; Dendy, 1892,1893; Poléjaeff, 1883). Western Pacific: New Caledonia(Borojevic, 1998; Borojevic & Klautau, 2000), Japan(Tanita, 1943).REMARKS: This allegedly cosmopolitan species strongly needsrevision (Borojevic e al., 2002b).K Leucaltis clathria Haeckel, 1872Leucaltis clathria Haeckel, 1872: 159; Dendy, 1913: 16;Hôzawa, 1940: 136; Arndt, 1940: 46; Tanita, 1943: 394;Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976: 1002; Borojevic, 1998: 75;Wörheide & Hooper, 1999: 877; Borojevic & Klautau,2000: 190; Borojevic et al., 2002b: 1148; Muricy et al.,2008: 131; Lanna et al., 2009: 13.Artynas clathria Haeckel, 1872: 159.Heteropegma nodus gordii Poléjaeff, 1883: 45; Lendenfeld,Family Leucascidae Dendy, 1892For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002a).TOTAL OF: GENERA: 2 SPECIES: 3E Ascaltis Haeckel, 1872For synonyms see Borojevic et al. (2002a).TYPE SPECIes: Ascaltis lamarcki Haeckel, 1872 (by subsequentdesignation, Borojevic, 1968).35