WoRMS taxon details
Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004
362608 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:362608)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Klautau, M.; Monteiro, L.; Borojevic, R. (2004). First occurrence of the genus <i>Paraleucilla</i> (Calcarea, Porifera) in the Atlantic Ocean: <i>P. magna</i> sp. nov. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 710: 1-8. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype MNRJ 5147, geounit Southeastern Brazil
Holotype MNRJ 5147, geounit Southeastern 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. Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=362608 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Klautau, M.; Monteiro, L.; Borojevic, R. (2004). First occurrence of the genus <i>Paraleucilla</i> (Calcarea, Porifera) in the Atlantic Ocean: <i>P. magna</i> sp. nov. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 710: 1-8. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Muricy, G.; Hajdu, E.; Custódio, M.R.; Klautau, M.; Russo, C.; Peixinho, S. (1991). Sponge Distribution at Arraial do Cabo, SE Brazil. <i>In</i>: Magoon, O.T., Converse, H., Tippie, V., Tobin, L.T.& Clark, D. (Eds), Coastal Zone '91. <em>Proceedings of the VII Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management.</em> (2), 1183-1196.
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basis of record Muricy, G.; Hajdu, E.; Custódio, M.R.; Klautau, M.; Russo, C.; Peixinho, S. (1991). Sponge Distribution at Arraial do Cabo, SE Brazil. <i>In</i>: Magoon, O.T., Converse, H., Tippie, V., Tobin, L.T.& Clark, D. (Eds), Coastal Zone '91. <em>Proceedings of the VII Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management.</em> (2), 1183-1196.
page(s): 1187 [details] Available for editors

Ecology
ecology source
Cavalcanti, F.F.; Padua, A.; Cunha, H.; Halasz, M.; Nikolić, V.; Barreto, S.; Klautau, M. (2020). Population differentiation supports multiple human-mediated introductions of the transatlantic exotic sponge <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> (Porifera, Calcarea). <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 847: 3571–3590., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-020-04368-x [details] Available for editors
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Other
context source (Introduced species)
Katsanevakis, S.; Bogucarskis, K.; Gatto, F.; Vandekerkhove, J.; Deriu, I.; Cardoso A.S. (2012). Building the European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN): a novel approach for the exploration of distributed alien species data. <em>BioInvasions Records.</em> 1: 235-245., available online at http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu [details] Available for editors
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additional source Abdelali, N.; Grimes, S. (2024). Diversity and distribution of Porifera on the Algerian coast (West Mediterranean). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5512(3): 402-419., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.3.5
page(s): 405 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bensari, B.; Bahbah, L.; Lounaouci, A.; Fahci, S.E.; Bouda, A.; Bachari, N.E.I. (2020). First records of non-indigenous species in port of Arzew (Algeria: southwestern Mediterranean). <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 21 (2): 393-399., available online at http://www.medit-mar-sc.net
page(s): 397 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Sghaier, Y.R.; Zakhama-Sraieb, R.; Hmida, A.B.; Charfi, F. (2019). An inventory of non-indigenous species (NIS) inside and outside three tourist marinas from the southern Mediterranean coast. <em>Journal of the Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment.</em> 25 (1): 29-48.
page(s): 37 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bachetarzi, R.; Dilmi, S.; Uriz, M.J.; Vázquez-Luis, M.; Vázquez-Luis, M.; Deudero, S.; Rebzani-Zahaf, C. (2019). The non-indigenous and invasive species <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera: Calcarea) in the Algerian coast (Southwestern of Mediterranean Sea). <em>Acta Adriatica.</em> 60 (1): 41-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.60.1.3
page(s): 43 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Canning-Clode, J.; Fofonoff, P.; McCann, L.; Carlton, J.; Ruiz, G. (2013). Marine invasions on a subtropical island: fouling studies and new records in a recent marina on Madeira Island (Eastern Atlantic Ocean). <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 8(3): 261-270., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2013.8.3.02
page(s): 263 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Lanna, E; Klautau, M. (2010). Oogenesis and spermatogenesis in <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> (Porifera, Calcarea). <em>Zoomorphology.</em> 129: 249–261. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors
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additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
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): 26 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Longo, C.; Mastrototaro, F.; Corriero, G. (2007). Occurrence of <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> (Porifera: Calcarea) in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 87: 1749–1755., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407057748
page(s): 1751 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Zammit, P.P.; Longo, C.; Schembri, P.J. (2009). Occurrence of <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> Klautau et al., 2004 (Porifera: Calcarea) in Malta. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 10: 135-138.
page(s): 135 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Muricy, G.; Hajdu, E. (2006). Porifera Brasilis. <em>Guia de identificação das esponjas mais comuns do Sudeste do Brasil. Eclesiarte, Rio de Janeiro.</em> 104 pp.
page(s): 87 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Junqueira, A.O.R.; Tavares, M.D.S.; Schaeffer-Noveli, Y.; Radashevsky, V.I.; Cirelli, J.O.; Julio, L.M.; Romagnoli, E.C.; Santos, K.C. & Ferreira-Silva, M.A.G. 2009. Capítulo 6. Zoobentos. In: Lopes, R.M.; Coradin, L.; Pombo, V.B. & Cunha, D.R. (Eds.), Informe sobre as espécies invasoras marinhas no Brasil. Ministério do Meio Ambiente,Brasília, pp. 145-371.
page(s): 157 [details]
additional source Santos, O.C.S.; Pontes, P.V.M.L.; Santos, J.F.M.; Muricy, G.; Giambiagi-de Marval, M.; Laport, M.S. (2010). Isolation, characterization and phylogeny of sponge-associated bacteria with antimicrobial activities from Brazil. <em>Research in Microbiology.</em> 161: 604-612.
page(s): 605 [details]
additional source Turque, A.S.; Batista, D.; Silveira, C.B.; Cardoso, A.M.; Vieira, R.P.; Moraes, F.C.; Clementino, M.M.; Albano, R.M.; Paranhos, R.; Martins, O.B.; Muricy, G. (2010). Environmental shaping of sponge associated archaeal communities. <em>PLoS One.</em> 5 (12): 1-10.
page(s): 07 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Nassar, C.A.G. & Silva, S.H.G. 1999. Comunidade incrustante em quatro profundidades na Ilha Guaíba, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. In: Ecologia dos Ambientes Costeiros do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Série Oecologia Brasiliensis, 7: 195-211.
page(s): 200 [details]
additional source Junqueira, A.O.R.; Lavrado, H.P.; Viana, M.S. & Pinto, M.M. 2004. Zoobentos de substrato consolidado. In: Villac, M.C.; Fernandes, F.C.; Jablonski, S.; Neto, A.C.L. & Coutinho, B.R. (Eds.), Biota da área sob influência do porto de Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Levantamento de dados pretéritos. Ministérios do Meio Ambiente, Brasília, pp. 47-55.
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Topaloğlu, B.; Evcen, A.; Cinar, M. E. (2016). Sponge fauna in the Sea of Marmara. <em>Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 16(1): 51-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v16_1_06
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Marra, M.V.; Bertolino, M.; Pansini, M.; Giacobbe, S.; Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (2016). Long-term turnover of the sponge fauna in Faro Lake (North-East Sicily, Mediterranean Sea). <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 1-10., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2016.1251981
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Klautau, M.; Custódio, M.R.; Borojević, R. (1994). In vitro culture of primary cell lines from marine sponges. <i>>In</i>: Van Soest RWM, van Kempen TMG, Braekman JC (eds) Sponges in Time and Space. Biology, Chemistry, Paleontology. Balkema, Rotterdam. pp 401-406.
page(s): 401 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Mansure, J.J.; Salgado, A.; Hajdu, E.; Muricy, G.; Albano, R.M. (1999). Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis can reveal intraspecific evolutionary patterns in Porifera. <i>In</i>: Hooper JNA (ed) Origin and Outlook. Proceedings of the 5th International Sponge Symposium 1998. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 44, 317-328.
page(s): 319 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Lanna, E.; Monteiro, L.C.; Klautau, M. (2007). Life cycle of <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> Klautau, Monteiro and Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea). <i>In</i>: Custódio M.R., Lôbo-Hajdu G., Hajdu E, Muricy G. (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Livros de Museu Nacional 28, Rio de Janeiro, pp 413-418. <em>.</em>
page(s): 413 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Salgado, A.; Vieiralves, T.; Lamarão, F.R.M.; Assumpção, L.L.M.; Gomes, D.; Jascone, L.; Valadão, A.L.; Albano, R.M.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G. (2007). Field preservation and optimization of a DNA extraction method for Porifera. pp 555-560 <i>in</i>: Custódio MR, Lôbo-Hajdu G, Hajdu E, Muricy G (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Livros de Museu Nacional 28, Rio de Janeiro.
page(s): 556 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Guardiola, M.; Frotscher, J.; Uriz, M.-J. (2012). Genetic structure and differentiation at a short-time scale of the introduced calcarean sponge <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> to the western Mediterranean. <i>In</i>: Maldonado M, Turon X, Becerro MA, Uriz MJ (eds) Ancient Animals, New Challenges. Sponge Research Developments. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 687, 71-84. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Ulman, A.; Ferrario, J.; Occhpinti-Ambrogi, A.; Arvanitidis, C.; Bandi, A.; Bertolino, M.; Bogi, C.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Çiçek, B. A.; Deidun, A.; Ramos-Esplá, A.; Koçak, C.; Lorenti, M.; Martinez-Laiz, G.; Merlo, G.; Princisgh, E.; Scribano, G.; Marchini, A. (2017). A massive update of non-indigenous species records in Mediterranean marinas. <em>PeerJ.</em> 5: e3954., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3954
page(s): 34-35 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Guardiola, M.; Frotscher, J.; Uriz, M.-J. (2016). High genetic diversity, phenotypic plasticity, and invasive potential of a recently introduced calcareous sponge, fast spreading across the Atlanto-Mediterranean basin. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 163 (5)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2862-6 [details] Available for editors
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biology source Lanna, E.; Paranhos, R.; Paiva, P.C.; Klautau, M. (2015). Environmental effects on the reproduction and fecundity of the introduced calcareous sponge <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. <em>Marine Ecology.</em> 36(4): 1075-1087., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12202 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Abdelali, N.; Grimes, S. (2024). Diversity and distribution of Porifera on the Algerian coast (West Mediterranean). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5512(3): 402-419., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5512.3.5
page(s): 405 [details] Available for editors

additional source Bensari, B.; Bahbah, L.; Lounaouci, A.; Fahci, S.E.; Bouda, A.; Bachari, N.E.I. (2020). First records of non-indigenous species in port of Arzew (Algeria: southwestern Mediterranean). <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 21 (2): 393-399., available online at http://www.medit-mar-sc.net
page(s): 397 [details] Available for editors

additional source Sghaier, Y.R.; Zakhama-Sraieb, R.; Hmida, A.B.; Charfi, F. (2019). An inventory of non-indigenous species (NIS) inside and outside three tourist marinas from the southern Mediterranean coast. <em>Journal of the Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment.</em> 25 (1): 29-48.
page(s): 37 [details] Available for editors

additional source Bachetarzi, R.; Dilmi, S.; Uriz, M.J.; Vázquez-Luis, M.; Vázquez-Luis, M.; Deudero, S.; Rebzani-Zahaf, C. (2019). The non-indigenous and invasive species <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera: Calcarea) in the Algerian coast (Southwestern of Mediterranean Sea). <em>Acta Adriatica.</em> 60 (1): 41-46., available online at https://doi.org/10.32582/aa.60.1.3
page(s): 43 [details] Available for editors

additional source Canning-Clode, J.; Fofonoff, P.; McCann, L.; Carlton, J.; Ruiz, G. (2013). Marine invasions on a subtropical island: fouling studies and new records in a recent marina on Madeira Island (Eastern Atlantic Ocean). <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 8(3): 261-270., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2013.8.3.02
page(s): 263 [details] Available for editors

additional source Lanna, E; Klautau, M. (2010). Oogenesis and spermatogenesis in <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> (Porifera, Calcarea). <em>Zoomorphology.</em> 129: 249–261. [details] Available for editors

additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors

additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
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): 26 [details] Available for editors

additional source Longo, C.; Mastrototaro, F.; Corriero, G. (2007). Occurrence of <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> (Porifera: Calcarea) in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 87: 1749–1755., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407057748
page(s): 1751 [details] Available for editors

additional source Zammit, P.P.; Longo, C.; Schembri, P.J. (2009). Occurrence of <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> Klautau et al., 2004 (Porifera: Calcarea) in Malta. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 10: 135-138.
page(s): 135 [details] Available for editors

additional source Muricy, G.; Hajdu, E. (2006). Porifera Brasilis. <em>Guia de identificação das esponjas mais comuns do Sudeste do Brasil. Eclesiarte, Rio de Janeiro.</em> 104 pp.
page(s): 87 [details] Available for editors

additional source Junqueira, A.O.R.; Tavares, M.D.S.; Schaeffer-Noveli, Y.; Radashevsky, V.I.; Cirelli, J.O.; Julio, L.M.; Romagnoli, E.C.; Santos, K.C. & Ferreira-Silva, M.A.G. 2009. Capítulo 6. Zoobentos. In: Lopes, R.M.; Coradin, L.; Pombo, V.B. & Cunha, D.R. (Eds.), Informe sobre as espécies invasoras marinhas no Brasil. Ministério do Meio Ambiente,Brasília, pp. 145-371.
page(s): 157 [details]
additional source Santos, O.C.S.; Pontes, P.V.M.L.; Santos, J.F.M.; Muricy, G.; Giambiagi-de Marval, M.; Laport, M.S. (2010). Isolation, characterization and phylogeny of sponge-associated bacteria with antimicrobial activities from Brazil. <em>Research in Microbiology.</em> 161: 604-612.
page(s): 605 [details]
additional source Turque, A.S.; Batista, D.; Silveira, C.B.; Cardoso, A.M.; Vieira, R.P.; Moraes, F.C.; Clementino, M.M.; Albano, R.M.; Paranhos, R.; Martins, O.B.; Muricy, G. (2010). Environmental shaping of sponge associated archaeal communities. <em>PLoS One.</em> 5 (12): 1-10.
page(s): 07 [details] Available for editors

additional source Nassar, C.A.G. & Silva, S.H.G. 1999. Comunidade incrustante em quatro profundidades na Ilha Guaíba, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. In: Ecologia dos Ambientes Costeiros do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Série Oecologia Brasiliensis, 7: 195-211.
page(s): 200 [details]
additional source Junqueira, A.O.R.; Lavrado, H.P.; Viana, M.S. & Pinto, M.M. 2004. Zoobentos de substrato consolidado. In: Villac, M.C.; Fernandes, F.C.; Jablonski, S.; Neto, A.C.L. & Coutinho, B.R. (Eds.), Biota da área sob influência do porto de Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Levantamento de dados pretéritos. Ministérios do Meio Ambiente, Brasília, pp. 47-55.
page(s): 53 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors

additional source Topaloğlu, B.; Evcen, A.; Cinar, M. E. (2016). Sponge fauna in the Sea of Marmara. <em>Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> 16(1): 51-59., available online at https://doi.org/10.4194/1303-2712-v16_1_06
page(s): 54 [details] Available for editors

additional source Marra, M.V.; Bertolino, M.; Pansini, M.; Giacobbe, S.; Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (2016). Long-term turnover of the sponge fauna in Faro Lake (North-East Sicily, Mediterranean Sea). <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 1-10., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2016.1251981
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors

additional source Klautau, M.; Custódio, M.R.; Borojević, R. (1994). In vitro culture of primary cell lines from marine sponges. <i>>In</i>: Van Soest RWM, van Kempen TMG, Braekman JC (eds) Sponges in Time and Space. Biology, Chemistry, Paleontology. Balkema, Rotterdam. pp 401-406.
page(s): 401 [details] Available for editors

additional source Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Mansure, J.J.; Salgado, A.; Hajdu, E.; Muricy, G.; Albano, R.M. (1999). Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis can reveal intraspecific evolutionary patterns in Porifera. <i>In</i>: Hooper JNA (ed) Origin and Outlook. Proceedings of the 5th International Sponge Symposium 1998. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 44, 317-328.
page(s): 319 [details] Available for editors

additional source Lanna, E.; Monteiro, L.C.; Klautau, M. (2007). Life cycle of <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> Klautau, Monteiro and Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea). <i>In</i>: Custódio M.R., Lôbo-Hajdu G., Hajdu E, Muricy G. (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Livros de Museu Nacional 28, Rio de Janeiro, pp 413-418. <em>.</em>
page(s): 413 [details] Available for editors

additional source Salgado, A.; Vieiralves, T.; Lamarão, F.R.M.; Assumpção, L.L.M.; Gomes, D.; Jascone, L.; Valadão, A.L.; Albano, R.M.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G. (2007). Field preservation and optimization of a DNA extraction method for Porifera. pp 555-560 <i>in</i>: Custódio MR, Lôbo-Hajdu G, Hajdu E, Muricy G (eds) Porifera Research. Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Livros de Museu Nacional 28, Rio de Janeiro.
page(s): 556 [details] Available for editors

additional source Guardiola, M.; Frotscher, J.; Uriz, M.-J. (2012). Genetic structure and differentiation at a short-time scale of the introduced calcarean sponge <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> to the western Mediterranean. <i>In</i>: Maldonado M, Turon X, Becerro MA, Uriz MJ (eds) Ancient Animals, New Challenges. Sponge Research Developments. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 687, 71-84. [details] Available for editors

additional source Ulman, A.; Ferrario, J.; Occhpinti-Ambrogi, A.; Arvanitidis, C.; Bandi, A.; Bertolino, M.; Bogi, C.; Chatzigeorgiou, G.; Çiçek, B. A.; Deidun, A.; Ramos-Esplá, A.; Koçak, C.; Lorenti, M.; Martinez-Laiz, G.; Merlo, G.; Princisgh, E.; Scribano, G.; Marchini, A. (2017). A massive update of non-indigenous species records in Mediterranean marinas. <em>PeerJ.</em> 5: e3954., available online at https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3954
page(s): 34-35 [details] Available for editors

additional source Guardiola, M.; Frotscher, J.; Uriz, M.-J. (2016). High genetic diversity, phenotypic plasticity, and invasive potential of a recently introduced calcareous sponge, fast spreading across the Atlanto-Mediterranean basin. <em>Marine Biology.</em> 163 (5)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-016-2862-6 [details] Available for editors

biology source Lanna, E.; Paranhos, R.; Paiva, P.C.; Klautau, M. (2015). Environmental effects on the reproduction and fecundity of the introduced calcareous sponge <i>Paraleucilla magna</i> in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. <em>Marine Ecology.</em> 36(4): 1075-1087., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/maec.12202 [details] Available for editors






Holotype MNRJ 5147, geounit Southeastern Brazil [details]
From editor or global species database
Alien species This species is considered to be cryptogenic in Brazil and in the Mediterranean Sea. [details]From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Madeiran part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]