WoRMS taxon details
Cymbastela coralliophila Hooper & Bergquist, 1992
165530 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165530)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hooper, J.N.A.; Bergquist, P.R. (1992). <i>Cymbastela</i>, a new genus of lamellate coral reef sponges. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 32 (1): 99-137.
page(s): 120-127 [details]
page(s): 120-127 [details]
Holotype NTM Z4038, geounit Torres Strait Northern...
Holotype NTM Z4038, geounit Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef [details]
Taxonomy In the trees (COI, 28S, 18S) of Díaz et al. (2025), Cymbastela species group with high support in the Bubarida; including...
Taxonomy In the trees (COI, 28S, 18S) of Díaz et al. (2025), Cymbastela species group with high support in the Bubarida; including the type species of the genus (C. stipitata) in the 28S tree. It was proposed to move Cymbastela to a Bubarida incertae sedis group for now. Cymbastela coralliophila however should be eventually moved to the order Vilesida (cf. Díaz et al., 2025) but since we have no clear genus to welcome C. coralliophila yet, it is left here temporarily with the rest of the Cymbastela. [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Cymbastela coralliophila Hooper & Bergquist, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165530 on 2026-07-13
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Nomenclature
original description
Hooper, J.N.A.; Bergquist, P.R. (1992). <i>Cymbastela</i>, a new genus of lamellate coral reef sponges. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 32 (1): 99-137.
page(s): 120-127 [details]
basis of record Díaz, J. A.; De la Torriente, A.; Zumberge, J. A.; Ríos, P.; Serrano, A.; Cristobo, J.; Taboada, S.; Gracia-Sancha, C.; Riesgo, A.; Love, G. D.; Massutí, E.; Cárdenas, P. (2025). Vilesida, a new order of demosponges revealed by molecular phylogeny and abundant 24-isopropylcholesterols (24-ipc sterols). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 205(3)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf163
note: Evidence to reallocate species to the Vilesida [details]
page(s): 120-127 [details]
basis of record Díaz, J. A.; De la Torriente, A.; Zumberge, J. A.; Ríos, P.; Serrano, A.; Cristobo, J.; Taboada, S.; Gracia-Sancha, C.; Riesgo, A.; Love, G. D.; Massutí, E.; Cárdenas, P. (2025). Vilesida, a new order of demosponges revealed by molecular phylogeny and abundant 24-isopropylcholesterols (24-ipc sterols). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 205(3)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf163
note: Evidence to reallocate species to the Vilesida [details]
Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A. (2008). Sponges. Pp 170-186. In: P. Hutchings, M.J. Kingsford & I.O. Hoegh-Guldberg (eds). The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and management. CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/9780643098275
page(s): 173 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype NTM Z4038, geounit Torres Strait Northern Great Barrier Reef [details]
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Taxonomy In the trees (COI, 28S, 18S) of Díaz et al. (2025), Cymbastela species group with high support in the Bubarida; including the type species of the genus (C. stipitata) in the 28S tree. It was proposed to move Cymbastela to a Bubarida incertae sedis group for now. Cymbastela coralliophila however should be eventually moved to the order Vilesida (cf. Díaz et al., 2025) but since we have no clear genus to welcome C. coralliophila yet, it is left here temporarily with the rest of the Cymbastela. [details]
