Neopetrosia proxima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Haplosclerida
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Haplosclerida

Familia: Petrosiidae
Genus: Neopetrosia
Species: Neopetrosia proxima

Name

Neopetrosia proxima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

Original combination: Thalysias proxima Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

Type locality: Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Distribution: Bahamas. Caribbean: Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Martinique, Barbados, Panamá, Colombia, Belize. Guyana. Brazil: North to North East Regions (Amapa, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe states).

Synonymy

Densa araminta Laubenfels, 1934 (junior synonym)
Thalysias proxima Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Neofibularia proxima ( Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
- Xestospongia proxima ( Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

References

Primary references

Duchassaing de Fonbressin, E.P. & Michelotti, G. 1864. Spongiaires de la mer Caraïbe. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen van de Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen te Haarlem 21(2): 1–124, pls I–XXV. BHL Reference page. [See p. 84, pl. XVIII fig. 3; as Thalysias proxima, original description]

Additional references

Vicente, J., Ríos, J.A., Zea, S., Toonen, R. 2019. Molecular and morphological congruence of three new cryptic Neopetrosia spp. in the Caribbean. PeerJ. 90(2): 133-146. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6371 Reference page. [See p. 8-11, figs. 2-S1, tbl. 1]

Links

Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2020). World Porifera Database. Neopetrosia proxima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=378581 on 2020-11-04

BHL bibliography
Neopetrosia proxima – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Neopetrosia proxima.
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