Systematics is nowadays facing new challenges with the introduction of new concepts and
new techniques. Compared to most other phyla, phylogenetic relationships among sponges …

Um dos motivos pelos quais sempre considerei um privilégio dirigir uma instituição com as
características do Museu Nacional é a diversidade de temas que esta instituição abriga …

Costa do Descobrimento is located in southern Bahia, Brazil, and only 22 species of
sponges (Porifera) were known from the area until now, despite its important reef formations …

Until now, 127 species of marine sponges have been recorded in the southern Gulf of
Mexico (SGoM). In this study, we describe the sponge fauna recorded on 16 coral reefs of …

The seamount biota has gained considerable conservation momentum in the latter years.
Nonetheless, very little is known about seamount sponges across the world, and off Brazil in …

Despite the evolutionary significance of Homoscleromorpha, their diversity and biology are
largely unknown. Here we integrate data of morphology, cytology, microbiology, ecology …

Monanchora Carter, 1883 is a genus of shallow-water marine sponges comprising 16
species distributed worldwide, two of them in the Tropical Western Atlantic (TWA): M …

Deep-sea reefs and coral banks are increasingly known as highly biodiverse ecosystems
where sponges constitute a significant proportion of builders and inhabitants. Albeit smaller …

As esponjas (Filo Porifera) são um dos metazoários mais antigos existentes, mas ainda
facilmente encontradas em uma grande variedade de ambientes aquáticos. São um …

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 …