WoRMS taxon details
Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault, 1973
170612 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170612)
accepted
Species
Placospongia melobesioides sensu Schmidt, 1870 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Boury-Esnault, N. (1973). Résultats Scientifiques des Campagnes de la ‘Calypso'. Campagne de la ‘Calypso' au large des côtes atlantiques de l'Amérique du Sud (1961-1962). I. 29. Spongiaires. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 49 (Supplement 10): 263-295.
page(s): 276-277; fig 25 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 276-277; fig 25 [details] Available for editors

Holotype MNHN LBIM.D.NBE 960, geounit Northeastern Brazil
Holotype MNHN LBIM.D.NBE 960, geounit Northeastern Brazil [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170612 on 2025-04-07
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Nomenclature
original description
Boury-Esnault, N. (1973). Résultats Scientifiques des Campagnes de la ‘Calypso'. Campagne de la ‘Calypso' au large des côtes atlantiques de l'Amérique du Sud (1961-1962). I. 29. Spongiaires. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 49 (Supplement 10): 263-295.
page(s): 276-277; fig 25 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Placospongia melobesioides sensu Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 72 [details]
page(s): 276-277; fig 25 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Placospongia melobesioides sensu Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 72 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Bettcher, L.; Fernandez, J.C.; Gastaldi, M.; Bispo, A.; Leal, C.V.; Leite, D.; Avelino-Alves, D.; Clerier, P.H.; Rezende, D.; Gulart, C.M.; Pinheiro, U.; Hajdu, E. (2023). Checklist, diversity descriptors and selected descriptions of a highly diverse intertidal sponge (Porifera) assemblage at Costa do Descobrimento (Bahia, Brazil). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5277(3): 443-489., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5277.3.2
page(s): 465 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 465 [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Sandes, J.; Moraes, F.; Muricy, G. (2024). Taxonomy of <i>Placospongia</i> Gray, 1867 from Northern and Northeastern Brazil, with description of two new species (Porifera: Demospongiae: Clionaida). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5405(4): 495-525., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5405.4.2
page(s): 506-509 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bispo, R., R. Johnsson & E. Neves. (2006). A new species of Asterocheres (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Asterocheridae) associated to Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault (Porifera) in Bahia Sate, Brazil. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1351: 23-34.
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp.
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors
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additional source David-Colón, J.; Zea, S.; Marín-Casas, D. (2023). The genus <i>Placospongia</i> (Demospongiae: Clionaida) from the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5244(6): 501-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5244.6.1
page(s): 507-510 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 506-509 [details] Available for editors

additional source Bispo, R., R. Johnsson & E. Neves. (2006). A new species of Asterocheres (Copepoda, Siphonostomatoida, Asterocheridae) associated to Placospongia cristata Boury-Esnault (Porifera) in Bahia Sate, Brazil. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1351: 23-34.
page(s): 24 [details] Available for editors

additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp.
page(s): 68 [details] Available for editors

additional source David-Colón, J.; Zea, S.; Marín-Casas, D. (2023). The genus <i>Placospongia</i> (Demospongiae: Clionaida) from the Colombian Caribbean. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5244(6): 501-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5244.6.1
page(s): 507-510 [details] Available for editors






Holotype MNHN LBIM.D.NBE 960, geounit Northeastern Brazil [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Placospongia melobesioides sensu Schmidt, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Placospongia melobesioides sensu Schmidt, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Placospongia melobesioides) (from synonym Placospongia melobesioides sensu Schmidt, 1870)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Placospongia melobesioides sensu Schmidt, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Placospongia melobesioides) (from synonym Placospongia melobesioides sensu Schmidt, 1870)