TABLE 2 in Taxonomy of Placospongia Gray, 1867 from Northern and Northeastern Brazil, with description of two new species (Porifera: Demospongiae: Clionaida)

TABLE 2. Geographical and bathymetric distribution of all species of Placospongia that occur in the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone. See also Fig. 4. -, not reported.
SpeciesLocalityDepth (m)ReferencesP. amphinolastra sp. nov.Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Pernambuco State, NE Brazil8Present studyP. beatrizae sp. nov.Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Pernambuco State, NE Brazil0.5–2Present studyOff Amapá State, N Brazil76Mothes et al. (2006) as P. melobesioidesLaguna de Términos, Campeche, México-González-Farías (1989) as P. melobesioidesP. cristataOff Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco State, NE Brazil25Boury-Esnault (1973)Ilha de Bimbarras, Madre de Deus, Bahia Satate, NE BrazilIntertidalBispo et al. (2006)Porto Seguro, Bahia State, NE BrazilIntertidalBettcher et al. (2023)Santa Cruz Cabrália, Bahia State, NE BrazilIntertidalBettcher et al. (2023)Curaçao, Caribbean-Ardnt (1927)Barbados, Caribbean1–15Hechtel (1969)Coveñas, Colombia, Caribbean1–3David-Colón et al. (2023)San Onofre, Colombia, Caribbean1–3David-Colón et al. (2023)P. colombiensisFernando de Noronha Archipelago, Pernambuco State, NE Brazil1Present studyPraia do Forte beach, Bahia State, NE Brazil0.7Present studyPorto Seguro, Bahia State, NE BrazilIntertidalBettcher et al. (2023)Santa Marta, Colombia, Caribbean1–22David-Colón et al. (2023)P. giseleaeCabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco State, NE BrazilIntertidalMácola & Menegola (2021)Vera Cruz, Bahia State, NE Brazil1–2Mácola & Menegola (2021)Maraú, Bahia State, NE Brazil18–20Mácola & Menegola (2021)P. ruetzleriOff Pará State, N Brazil-Present studyOff Pará State, N Brazil31Coelho & Mello-Leitão (1978) as P. carinataLuís Correia, Piauí State, NE BrazilIntertidalPresent studyTrairi, Ceará State, NE BrazilIntertidalJimenez et al. (2004) as P. intermediaCabo de Santo Agostinho, Pernambuco State, NE BrazilIntertidalMácola & Menegola (2021)Tamandaré, Pernambuco State, NE Brazil-Muricy & Moraes (1998) as P. intermediaCamaçari, Bahia State, NE BrazilIntertidalMácola & Menegola (2021)Ilha da Pedra Furada, Bahia State, BrazilIntertidalMácola & Menegola (2021)Salvador, Bahia State, NE Brazil<10Mácola & Menegola (2021)Porto Seguro, Bahia State, NE BrazilIntertidalBettcher et al. (2023)Nísia Floresta, Rio Grande do Norte State, NE Brazil10Present studyApalachee Bay, Gulf of Mexico3Little (1963) as P. carinataHornos reef, Gulf of Mexico2.7Ugalde et al. (2021)Port Royal, Jamaica1Pulitzer-Finali (1986) as P. carinataPlacospongia sp.Recife, Pernambuco State, NE Brazil-Hechtel (1976) as P. carinataPlacospongia sp.Pernambuco State, NE Brazil-Dresch et al. (2005) as P. carinataPlacospongia sp.João Pessoa, Paraíba State, NE BrazilIntertidalLeonel et al. (2011) as P. melobesioides