Deep-Sea taxon details
Vazella pourtalesii (Schmidt, 1870)
172121 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:172121)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 14-15; pl I fig 1-6 [details]
page(s): 14-15; pl I fig 1-6 [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. Vazella pourtalesii (Schmidt, 1870). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172121 on 2026-09-03
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Vazella pourtalesii (Schmidt, 1870). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=172121 on 2026-09-03
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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original description
(of ) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 14-15; pl I fig 1-6 [details]
basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002 [2004]). Family Rossellidae Schulze, 1885. pp. 1441-1505. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (2002 [2004]) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes) (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002). Family Rossellidae Schulze, 1885. pp. 1441-1505. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (2002) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes) (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_148 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, K.; Busch, K.; Kenchington, E.; Beazley, L.; Franzenburg, S.; Michels, J.; Hentschel, U.; Slaby, B. M. (2020). Microbial Strategies for Survival in the Glass Sponge <i>Vazella pourtalesii</i>. <em>mSystems.</em> 5 (4): e00473-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00473-20
page(s): 3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hanz, U.; Beazley, L.; Kenchington, E.; Duineveld, G.; Rapp, H.T.; Mienis, F. (2021). Seasonal Variability in Near-bed Environmental Conditions in the <i>Vazella pourtalesii</i> Glass Sponge Grounds of the Scotian Shelf. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 7: 597682., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.597682 [details] Available for editors
additional source Patova, A.; Ribeiro, P. A.; Murillo, F. J.; Riesgo, A.; Taboada, S.; Pomponi, S. A.; Rapp, H. T.; Kenchington, E.; Xavier, J. R. (2025). Population genomics and connectivity of <i>Vazella pourtalesii</i> sponge grounds of the northwest Atlantic with conservation implications of deep sea vulnerable marine ecosystems. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 15(1)., available online at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-82462-z [details] Available for editors
additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Reiswig, H.M. (1996). Redescription and placement of the rossellid genus <i>Vazella</i> Gray (Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique.</em> 66 suppl. : 135-141.
page(s): 138-140 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 14-15; pl I fig 1-6 [details]
basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002 [2004]). Family Rossellidae Schulze, 1885. pp. 1441-1505. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (2002 [2004]) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes) (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002). Family Rossellidae Schulze, 1885. pp. 1441-1505. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (2002) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes) (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_148 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bayer, K.; Busch, K.; Kenchington, E.; Beazley, L.; Franzenburg, S.; Michels, J.; Hentschel, U.; Slaby, B. M. (2020). Microbial Strategies for Survival in the Glass Sponge <i>Vazella pourtalesii</i>. <em>mSystems.</em> 5 (4): e00473-20., available online at https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00473-20
page(s): 3 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hanz, U.; Beazley, L.; Kenchington, E.; Duineveld, G.; Rapp, H.T.; Mienis, F. (2021). Seasonal Variability in Near-bed Environmental Conditions in the <i>Vazella pourtalesii</i> Glass Sponge Grounds of the Scotian Shelf. <em>Frontiers in Marine Science.</em> 7: 597682., available online at https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.597682 [details] Available for editors
additional source Patova, A.; Ribeiro, P. A.; Murillo, F. J.; Riesgo, A.; Taboada, S.; Pomponi, S. A.; Rapp, H. T.; Kenchington, E.; Xavier, J. R. (2025). Population genomics and connectivity of <i>Vazella pourtalesii</i> sponge grounds of the northwest Atlantic with conservation implications of deep sea vulnerable marine ecosystems. <em>Scientific Reports.</em> 15(1)., available online at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-82462-z [details] Available for editors
additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Reiswig, H.M. (1996). Redescription and placement of the rossellid genus <i>Vazella</i> Gray (Hexactinellida : Lyssacinosida). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique.</em> 66 suppl. : 135-141.
page(s): 138-140 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vazella pourtalesii)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vazella pourtalesii)
To GenBank (42 nucleotides; 66 proteins)
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