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Modes of asexual reproduction in sponges

Added on: 2026-01-26 13:16:42 by van Soest, Rob W.M.

Ereskovsky, A.; Lavrov, A. (2026) Asexual reproduction in sponges: A Review. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 93: e70083 ...

New species of Latrunculia and Iophon from the continental shelf of the Namaqua ecoregion

Added on: 2026-01-22 20:00:45 by Boury-Esnault, Nicole

Samaai, T.; Payne, R.P.; Kamwi, B. (2026). Revealing hidden diversity: new Latrunculia a Iophon species (Porifera, Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from the continental shelf of the Namaqua ecoregion (Benguela ecosystem), along with a range extension of Latrunculia (Aciculatrunculia) biformis. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 106. ...

New molecular analysis of Tethyidae phylogeny

Added on: 2026-01-16 08:38:03 by Cárdenas, Paco

Erpenbeck, D.; Deister, F.; Ekins, M.; Dotzler, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Samaai, T.; Schätzle, S.; van der Sprong, J.; Vargas, S.; Wörheide, G. (2025) Target-enriched multilocus assay on poriferan museum collections unsettles tethyid classification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 213, 108436. ...

Genetic connectivity of populations of Axinella polypoides

Added on: 2026-01-15 17:29:33 by Boury-Esnault, Nicole

Morav, T.; Taboada, S.; Goren, L.; Idan, T.; Shefer, S.; Tikochinski, Y; Gracia Sancha, C.; Pérez, T.; Coma, R. & Ilan, M. Deep connections: exploring the genetic connectivity of mesophotic and shallow-water populations of the sponge Axinella polypoides. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) ...

New combination for Stylocordyla borealis eous Koltun, 1966

Added on: 2025-12-22 15:23:43 by Boury-Esnault, Nicole

Theising, F.I.; Hentschel, U.; Busch, K.; Brandt, A.; Carvalho, F.; Xavier, J.R.; Santín Muriel, A. (2026). Does an arctic circumpolar distribution exist for deep-sea sponges? Unravelling the systematics of Stylocordyla borealis (Porifera: Demospongiae) through integrative taxonomy. Progress in Oceanography. 241: 103646. ...

Passing of Klaus Ruetzler

Added on: 2025-12-16 12:18:27 by de Voogd, Nicole J.

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of our Porifera editor Dr. Klaus Ruetzler (1936–2025) in November. ...

A new species of Tubella (Porifera: Spongillidae) for the Brazilian Amazon

Added on: 2025-03-06 18:02:41 by Pinheiro, Ulisses

Nunes, G.; Custódio, M.; & Pinheiro U. (2024). A new species of Tubella (Porifera: Spongillidae) for the Brazilian Amazon: how misidentification can mask a potential species complex. Acta Amaz. 54 (4). https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-4392202401873 ...

New species of Sycetta (Calcarea) from Brazil

Added on: 2024-07-18 14:03:26 by Klautau, Michelle

Mattedi, A.; Cavalcanti, F.F. (2024). Sycetta papillata sp. nov. (Porifera, Calcarea): the first record of Sycetta to the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa, 5481 (3): 353-362 ...

Previously unknown diversity: the marine sponge (Porifera) fauna from Rio Grande do Norte State, NE Brazil

Added on: 2024-06-06 14:41:40 by Pinheiro, Ulisses

Praxedes, R.; Rabelo, E.; Cavalcanti, T.; Brandão, S.; Pinheiro, U.; Albuquerque, C.(2024). Zootaxa 5463 (3): 339–359 ...

Welcome to Porifera news

Added on: 2010-11-12 11:07:10 by van Soest, Rob

Launching of a new feature of the World Porifera Database ! ...