The Sponge Guide: References

Taxanomic References:

References are provided for each species in the Sponge Guide. Below is a list of the references used:

Alcolado, P.M. 1976. Lista de nuevos registros de poríferos para Cuba. Academia de Ciencias de Cuba, Instituto de Oceanología, Serie Oceanológica 36, 11 pp.

Alcolado, P.M. 1979. Nueva especie de porífero (género Strongylophora) encontrada en Cuba. Poeyana 196, 5 pp.

Alcolado, P.M. 1980. Esponjas de Cuba: nuevos registros. Poeyana 197, 10 pp.

Alcolado, P.M. 1981. Guía para la identificación de algunos poriferos cubanos (Clase Demospongiae). Acad. Cienc. Cuba, Inst. Oceanol., Inf. Cient.-Tecn. 184, 42 pp.

Alcolado, P.M. 1984. Nuevas especies de esponjas encontradas en Cuba. Poeyana 271, 22 pp.

Alcolado, P.M. and G.G. Gotera. 1986. Nuevas adiciones a la fauna de poríferos de Cuba. Poeyana 331, 19 pp.

Alvarez, B., R.W.M. van Soest and K. Rützler. 1998. A revision of Axinellidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) of the Central-West Atlantic region. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 598, 47 pp.

Alvarez, B., R.W.M. van Soest and K. Rützler. 2002. Svenzea, a new genus of Dictyonellidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) from tropical reef environments, with description of two new species. Contr. Zool. 71(4): 171-176.

Arndt. W. 1927. Kalk und Keeselchwämme von Curaçao. Bijd. Dierk. 25: 133-158.

Assmann, M., R.W.M. van Soest and M. Köck. 2001. Description of Agelas cerebrum, a new species and re-descripton of Agelas dilatata (Porifera). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 114(2): 359-366.

Boury-Esnault, N. 1973. Campagne de la "Calypso" au large des côtes Atlantiques de L'Amerique du Sud (1961-1962). I. Spongiaires. Résultats scientifiques des Campagnes de la "Calypso" 10(29). 263-295.

Boury-Esnault, N., M. Klautau, C. Bézac, J. Wulff and A.M. Solé-Cava. 1999. Comparative study of putative conspecific sponge populations from both sides of the Isthmus of Panama. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K: 79: 39-50.

Burton, M. 1954. Sponges. In: The "Rosaura" expedition, pt. 5. Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Zool. 2, 6: 215-239.

Cárdenas, P., C. Menegola, H.T. Rapp & M.C. Díaz. 2009. Morphological description and DNA barcodes of shallow-water Tetractinellida from Bocas del Toro, Panama, with description of a new species. Zootaxa 2276: 1-39.

Carter, H.J. 1879. Contributions to our knowledge of the Spongida. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 3 (ser. 5) (33): 284-304, pls. 28-29.

Carter, H.J. 1882. Some sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum, with general and classificatory remarks. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 9 (ser. 5) (29): 266-301, (36) 346-368, pls. 11 and 12.

Carter, H.J. 1884. Catalogue of marine sponges, collected by Mr. Jos. Willcox on the West coast of Florida. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil.: 202-210.

Carter. H.J. 1883. Contributions to our knowledge of the Spongida. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 12 (ser. 5): 308-329, pls. 11-14.

Carter. H.J. 1885. Catalogue of marine sponge collected by Mr. Jos. Willcox on the west coast of Florida. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., for 1884: 202-209.

Carvalho, M. de S. and E. Hajdu. 2001. Comments on Brazilian Halichondria Fleming (Halichondriidae, Halichondrida, Demospongiae), with the description of four new species from the São Sebastião Channel and its environments (Tropical southwestern Atlantic)

Carvalho, M. de S., E. Hajdu, B. Mothes and R.W.M. van Soest. 2004. Amorphinopsis (Halichondrida: Demospongiae) from the Atlantic Ocean, with description of a new species. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 84: 925-930.

Colin, P.L. 1878. Caribbean reef invertebrates and plants. TFH publications, Inc., Ltd., Neptune City, 512 pp.

Crozier, B.B. 1918. Bermudan species of Donatia (Tethya). Contr. Bermuda Biol. Stat. Res. 77: 11-18.

Dendy, A. 1890. Observations of the West-Indian Chalinine sponges, with descriptions of new species. Trans. Zool. Soc. London 12 (10) (1) (14): 349-368, pls. 58-63 (=1887 Proc. Zool. Soc. London: 503-507)

Díaz, H., M. Bevilacqua and D. Boné. 1985. Esponjas en manglares del Parque Nacional Morrocoy. Fondo Editorial Acta Científica Venezolana, Caracas, 62 pp.

Díaz, M.C., B. Alvarez and R.W.M. van Soest. 1987. New species of Demospongiae (Porifera) from the National Park "Archipiélago de Los Roques", Venezuela. Bijd. Dierk. 57(1): 31-41.

Díaz, M.C., R.W. Thacker, K. Rützler and C. Piantoni. 2007. Two new haplosclerid sponges from Caribbean Panama with symbiotic filamentous cyanobacteria, and an overview of sponge-cyanobacteria associations. In: Hajdu, G. Lôbo-Hajdu & G. Muricy (Eds.). Po

Díaz, M.C., S.A. Pomponi y R.W.M. van Soest. 1993. A systematic revision of the central West Atlantic Halichondrida (Demospongiae, Porifera). Part III: description of valid species. Scientia Marina 57(4): 286-306.

Duchassaing De Fonbressin, P. 1850. Animaux radiaires des Antilles. Plon Frères, Paris, 35 pp.

Duchassaing de Fonbressin, P. and G. Michelotti. 1864. Spongiaires de la mer Caraïbe. Natkd. Verh, holl. Maatsch. Wetensch. Haarlem (ser. 2) 21 (3), 124 pp.

Esper, C.J.C. 1794. Die Pflanzenthiere in abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweite Theil. Raspe, Nürnberg, 303 pp. (sponges: 165-282, 289-294; pls. 1-7, 7a, 7b, 8, 9, 9a, 10-21, 21a, 22, 23a, 24-48, 48a, 49).

Esteves, E.L., F.C. Moraes, G. Muricy and F.D. Amaral. 2002. Duas novas ocorrências da ordem Hadromerida (Porifera, Demospongiae) para o Arquipélago de São Pedro e São Paulo, Brasil. Bol. Mus. Nac., N.S., Zool., Rio de Janeiro 488: 1-12.

Gammill, E.R. 1997. Identification of coral reef sponges. Providence Marine Publishing, Inc., Tampa, xii + 117 pp.

George, D. and J. George. 1979. Marine Life. An ilustrated encyclopedia of invertebrates in the sea. Harrap & Co., Ltd., London, 228 pp. (Porifera: 1-18, figs. 2-3, pls. 1-9).

George, W.C. and H.V. Wilson. 1919. Sponges of Beaufort (N.C.) Harbor and vicinity. Bull. Bur. Fish. 36 (876): 130-179.

Gómez, P. 2002. Esponjas marinas del Golfo de México y el Caribe. AGT Editor, S.A., México D.F., 134 pp.

Gómez-López, P. and G. Green. 1984. Sistemática de las esponjas marinas de Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, México. An. Inst. Cienc. Del Mar y Limnol. Univ. Nal. Autón. México 11(1): 65-90.

Gotera, G.G. and P.M. Alcolado. 1987. Nueva especie del género Agelas (Porifera) colectada en Cuba. Poeyana 342, 4 pp.

Green, G. 1977a. Sinopsis taxonómica de trece especies de esponjas del arrecife La Blanquilla, Veracruz, México. An. Centro Cienc. Mar Limnol., UNAM 4(1): 79-98.

Green, G., L.E. Fuentes Velázquez and P. Gómez López. 1986. Nuevos registros de Porifera del arrecife de La Blanquilla, Veracruz, México. An. Inst. Cienc. Del Mar y Limnol. Univ. Nal. Auton. México 13(3): 127-146.

Haeckel E. 1872. Die Kalkschwämme, eine Monographie, Vols. 1-3. Reimer, Berlin.

Hajdu, E. and K. Rützler. 1998. Sponges, genus Mycale (Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae: Porifera), from a Caribbean mangrove and comments on subgeneric classification. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 111(4): 737-773.

Hajdu, E. and R. Desqueyroux-Faúndez. 1994. A synopsis of South American Mycale (Mycale)(Poecilosclerida, Demospongiae) with description of three new species and a cladistic analysis of Mycalidae. Rev. Suisse Zool. 101(3): 563-600.

Hajdu, E. and R.W.M. van Soest. 1992. A revison of Atlantic Asteropus Sollas, 1888 (Demospongiae), including a description of three new species, with a review of the family Coppatiidae Topsent, 1898. Bijd. Dierk. 62(1): 3-19.

Hajdu, E., S. Zea, M. Kielman and S. Peixinho. 1995. Mycale escarlatei n.sp. and Mycale unguifera n.sp. (Demospongiae) from the Tropical-western Atlantic. Beaufortia 45(1): 1-16.

Hartman, W.D. 1955. A collection of sponges from the west coast of the Yucatan Penninsula with descriptions of two new species. Bull. Mar. Sci. Gulf Caribb. 5(3): 161-189.

Hartman, W.D. 1967. Revision of Neofibularia (Porifera, Demospongiae), a genus of toxic sponges from the West Indies and Australia. Postilla 113, 41 pp.

Hartman, W.D. 1979. A new sclerosponge from The Bahamas and its relationship to Mesozoic stromatorporoids. Colloques Intennationaux du C.N.R.S. 291 - Biologie des Spongiaires: 467-474

Hartman, W.D. and T.F. Goreau. 1972. Ceratoporella (Porifera: Sclerospongiae) and the chaetetid "corals". Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 44: 1333-148.

Hartman, W.D., 1969. New genera and species of coralline sponges (Porifera) from Jamaica. Postilla 137, 39 pp.

Hechtel, G.J. 1965. A systematic study of the Demospongiae of Port Royal, Jamaica. Bull. Peabody Mus. Nat. Hist. 20, vi + 103 pp.

Hechtel, G.J. 1969. New species and records of shallow water Demospongiae from Barbados, West Indies. Postilla 132, 38 pp.

Hechtel, G.J. 1983. Nes species of marine Demospongiae from Brazil. Iheringia, Ser. Zool., Porto Alegre 63: 59-89.

Hickson, S.J. 1911. On Ceratopora, the type of a new family of Alcyonaria. Proc. Roy. Soc. Lond. (b) 84: 195-200.

Higgin, T. 1875. On a new sponge of the genus Luffaria from Yucatan, in the Liverpool Free Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (ser. 4)(27) 16: 223-227, pl. 6.

Higgin, T. 1877. Description of some sponges obtained during a cruise of the steam-yatch 'Argo' in the Caribbean and neighbouring seas. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (ser. 4)(24) 19: 291-299, pl. 14.

Hofman, C.C. and M. Kielman. 1992. The excavating sponges of the Santa Marta area, Colombia, with description of a new species. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 61(4): 205-217.

Hooper, J.N.a. 1996. Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. Mem. Qld. Mus. 40: 1-626.

Hooper, J.N.A. and R.W.M. van Soest (Eds.) 2002. Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges, vol. 1. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York, 1101 + xlviii pp.

Hooper, J.N.A., H. Lehnert and S. Zea. 1999. Revision of Aulospongus Norman and review of Raspailiidae with rhabdostyles (Porifera: Demospongiae). Mem. Qld. Mus. 43(2): 649-708.

Hyatt, A. 1875. Revision of the North American Poriferae; with Remarks upon Foreign Species. Part I. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 2: 399-408, pl. XIII.

Johnson, M.F. 1971. Some marine sponges of northeast Brasil. Arq. Ciên. Mar. 11(2): 103-116.

Kaminskaya, L.D. 1971. [Sponges of the high sublittoral of the northeasthern part of the Cuban shelf](original in Russian). Issledovania Centralno Americanskj Morei 3: 112-121.

Kaplan, E.H. 1982. A field guide to coral reef of the Caribbean and Florida. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 289 pp. (Sponges, chapt. 7, 121-133; V.P. Vicente, common species: 127-133, pls. 2, 19-21.)

Kirkpatrick, R. 1908. On Two new Genera of Recent Pharetronid Sponges. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 8 2(12): 503-514.

Klautau, M. and C. Valentine. 2003. Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 139: 1-62.

Kobluk, D.R. and R.W.M. van Soest. 1989. Cavity-dwelling sponges in a southern Caribbean coral reef and their paleontological implications. Bull. Mar. Sci. 44(3): 1207-1235.

Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M., C. de. 1813-14. Sur les polipiers empâtés. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 20: 294-314, 370-386, 432-458.

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Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M., C. de. 1816. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertébres. Verdiére, Paris, vol. 2, 568 pp.; vol. 3, 596 pp.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1934. New sponges from the Puerto Rican deep. Smithson. Misc. Coll. 91 (17), 28 pp.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1936a. A discussion of the sponge fauna of Dry Tortugas in particular, and the West Indies in general, with material for a revision of the families and orders of the Porifera. Carnegie Inst. Washington Publ. 467, 225 pp.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1936b. A comparison of the shallow-water sponges near the Pacific end of the Panama canal with those of the Caribbean end. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus. 83 (2993): 441-446.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1948. The order Keratosa of the phylum Porifera. A monographic study. Occ. Pap. Allan Hancock Found. 3, 217 pp.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1949. Sponges of the Western Bahamas. Amer. Mus. Novitates 1431, 25 pp.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1950. The Porifera of the Bermuda Archipelago. Trans. Zool. Soc. London 27(1)(20): 154 pp.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1953a. Sponges from the Gulf of Mexico. Bull. Mar. Sci. Gulf Caribb. 2(3): 511-577.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1953b. A guide to the sponges of Eastern North America. Spec. Publ. Mar. Lab. University of Miami Press, Miami, 32 pp.

Laubenfels, M.W. de. 1958. The taxonomy of American commercial sponges. Bull. Mar. Sci. Gulf Caribb. 8(2): 99-117.

Laufenfels, M.W. de. 1939, Sponges collected on the Presidential Cruise of 1938. Smithson. Misc. Collect. 98 (15), 7 pp.

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Lehnert, H. 1998. Thrombus jancai new species (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida) from shallow water off Jamaica. Bull. Mar. Sci. 62(1): 181-187.

Lehnert, H. and R.W.M. van Soest. 1996. North Jamaican deep fore-reef sponges. Beaufortia 46(4): 53-81.

Lehnert, H. and R.W.M. van Soest. 1998. Shallow water sponges of Jamaica. Beaufortia 48(5): 71-103.

Lehnert, H. and R.W.M. van Soest. 1999. More North Jamaican deep fore-reef sponges. Beaufortia 49(12): 141-169.

Lehnert, H. and W. Heimler. 2001. Description of the north Jamaican Timea micraster n. sp. (Porifera: Demospongiae: Hadromeria: Timeidae). Beaufortia 51(12): 213-220.

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Rützler, K. 1981. An unusual bluegreen alga symbiotic with two new species of Ulosa (Porifera: Hymeniacidonidae) from Carrie Bow Cay, Belize. P.S.Z.N.I: Mar. Ecol. 2(1): 35-50.

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