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Thoosa purpurea Cruz-Barraza, Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero & Nava, 2011

579402 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:579402)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Cruz-Barraza, J.A.; Carballo, J.L.; Bautista-Guerrero, E.; Nava, H. (2011). New species of excavating sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) on coral reefs from the Mexican Pacific Ocean. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 91 (5): 999–1013., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315410002079
page(s): 1009 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  MNCN 1.01/635, geounit Revillagigedos  
Holotype MNCN 1.01/635, geounit Revillagigedos [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. Thoosa purpurea Cruz-Barraza, Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero & Nava, 2011. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=579402 on 2026-08-21
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2011-08-30 16:45:09Z
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original description Cruz-Barraza, J.A.; Carballo, J.L.; Bautista-Guerrero, E.; Nava, H. (2011). New species of excavating sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae) on coral reefs from the Mexican Pacific Ocean. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 91 (5): 999–1013., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315410002079
page(s): 1009 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Carballo, J.L.; Bautista-Guerrero, E.; Cárdenas, P.; Cruz-Barraza, J.A.; Aguilar-Camacho, J.M. (2018). Molecular and morphological data from Thoosidae in favour of the creation of a new suborder of Tetractinellida. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 16 (5): 512-521., available online at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772000.2018.1457100 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype MNCN 1.01/635, geounit Revillagigedos [details]
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