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Cedro, V.R.; Hajdu, E.; Correia, M.D. (2013). Three new intertidal sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) from Brazil's fringing urban reefs (Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil), and support for Rhabderemia 's exclusion from Poecilosclerida. Journal of Natural History. 47 (33-34): 2151-2174.
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Cedro, V.R.; Hajdu, E.; Correia, M.D.
2013
Three new intertidal sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) from Brazil's fringing urban reefs (Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil), and support for <i>Rhabderemia</i> 's exclusion from Poecilosclerida
Journal of Natural History
47 (33-34): 2151-2174
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The inventory of Brazil’s marine sponge fauna is notably fragmentary; knowledge remains basic even in the vicinity of some important urban areas. Accordingly, we set up a plan to prioritize taxonomic study of sensitive areas, coupling high biodiversity potential and likely outstanding human pressure on biological resources. One such area comprises the fringing urban reefs of Maceió (Alagoas State, northeastern Brazil), from where three new demosponges are described here: Plakina coerulea sp. nov., Rhabderemia meirimensis sp. nov. and Mycale rubra sp. nov. The new Rhabderemia shares with Biemna, Desmacella, Neofibularia and Sigmaxinella, the possession of distally microspined sigmas. Recent molecular results have shown these taxa to be only distantly related to chelae-bearing Poecilosclerida, hence our
decision to leave the new species as ordo incertae sedis. It is proposed that the intertidal or shallow subtidal sponge fauna in northeastern Brazil’s reefs deserves enhanced conservation effort to preserve what remains in these highly impacted ecosystems
Tropical West Atlantic
Systematics, Taxonomy
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Mycale (Aegogropila) rubra Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013 (original description)
Plakina coerulea Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013 (original description)
Rhabderemia meirimensis Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013 (original description)
Plakina coerulea Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013 (original description)
Rhabderemia meirimensis Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013 (original description)
Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone for Mycale (Aegogropila) rubra Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone for Plakina coerulea Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhabderemia meirimensis Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Northeastern Brazil for Mycale (Aegogropila) rubra Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Northeastern Brazil for Plakina coerulea Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Northeastern Brazil for Rhabderemia meirimensis Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone for Plakina coerulea Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhabderemia meirimensis Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Northeastern Brazil for Mycale (Aegogropila) rubra Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Northeastern Brazil for Plakina coerulea Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Northeastern Brazil for Rhabderemia meirimensis Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Paratype MNRJ 14050, geounit Northeastern Brazil, identified as Mycale (Aegogropila) rubra Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Holotype MNRJ 14295, geounit Northeastern Brazil, identified as Plakina coerulea Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Holotype MNRJ 16270, geounit Northeastern Brazil, identified as Mycale (Aegogropila) rubra Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Holotype MNRJ 14275, geounit Northeastern Brazil, identified as Rhabderemia meirimensis Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Holotype MNRJ 14295, geounit Northeastern Brazil, identified as Plakina coerulea Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Holotype MNRJ 16270, geounit Northeastern Brazil, identified as Mycale (Aegogropila) rubra Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013
Holotype MNRJ 14275, geounit Northeastern Brazil, identified as Rhabderemia meirimensis Cedro, Hajdu & Correia, 2013