Desmapsamma anchorata ( Carter, 1882 )

Ugalde, Diana, Fernandez, Julio C. C., Gómez, Patricia, Lôbo-Hajdu, Gisele & Simões, Nuno, 2021, An update on the diversity of marine sponges in the southern Gulf of Mexico coral reefs, Zootaxa 5031 (1), pp. 1-112 : 55

Desmapsamma anchorata ( Carter, 1882)

Tables 6, 7; Figs. 49A–C , 58D

Synonymy and references: Fibularia anchorata Carter (1882: 283) ; Desmacidon carterianum Arndt (1927: 147) ; Desmapsamma anchorata: Gómez (2002: 77) , Hajdu et al. (2011: 151), Muricy et al. (2011: 162), and Pérez et al. (2017: 11); Desmacidon reptans , Echinoclathria (Holopsamma) helwigi and Holopsamma helwigi , see references compiled in Muricy et al. (2011: 162).

Type locality. Antigua .

Material examined. CNPGG-2443, Cabezo reef (19.05086°N, 95.82388°W), 10.4 m depth, coll. Diana Ugalde, 30 August 2018; CNPGG-1754 Alacranes reef (22.3529”N, 89.6723”W) 12 m depth, coll. Diana Ugalde, 7 March 2012; CNPGG-1756 Alacranes reef (22.3830N, 89.6796”W), coll. Patricia Gómez, 6 August 2009; CNPGG-1757 Alacranes reef (22.3670”N, 89.6751”W), coll. Patricia Gómez, 3 August 2009.

Distribution. Mexico ( Green et al. 1986; Gómez 2002, 2007; current records), Cuba, other countries in the Caribbean Sea ( Zea 1987); Brazil ( Hajdu et al. 2011).

Remarks. Desmapsamma anchorata is a common species in the SGoM, Veracruz’s reefs ( Green et al. 1986; Gómez 2002, 2007), and northeastern Yucatan Peninsula. Our specimens match in all characteristics the original description of Carter (1882).

Figures

FIGURE 49. Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882) (CNPGG-2443), skeleton and spicules: A. transversal section of the skeleton; B. oxeas and sigmas, the arrow pointing to a small sigma; C. sigmas and anchorate isochelae. Scale bars:A = 500 µm; B = 20 µm; C = 10 µm.

FIGURE 58. In situ photographs of species analyzed in the present study: A. Acarnus innominatus Gray, 1867 (CNPGG-2393); B. Monanchora arbuscula (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (CNPGG-2204); C. Strongylacidon bermuda (de Laubenfels, 1950) (CNPGG-2170); D. Desmapsamma anchorata (Carter, 1882) (CNPGG-2443); E. Iotrochota arenosa Rützler, Maldonado, Piantoni & Riesgo, 2007 (CNPGG-2422); F. Mycale (Mycale) laevis (Carter, 1882) (CNPGG-2273); F. Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (CNPGG-2267); H. Polymastia tenax Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 (CNPGG-22587); I. Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) (CNPGG-2183); J. Svenzea cristinae Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 2002 (CNPGG- 2474); K. Svenzea flava (Lehnert & van Soest, 1999) (CNPGG-2288); L. Svenzea tubulosa (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986) (CN- PGG-2272), surface detail zoomed in (arrow indicates white channels in the choanosomal region). Scale bars, A–L = 1 cm.