Systematics Compilations on Various Sponge Taxa

Dataset Size:26 PDF files; a total of 12,864 pages, (17.6 GB in total) Scan details are located in the spreadsheet: 00b_HMR_Sponge_Taxa_Compilation.xlsx Organization: Each PDF file corresponds to one binder of information compiled by Dr. H.M. Reiswig. The entries are arranged alphabetically by taxon, most of which are genera. Most notes are updated, but it appears that Dr. Reiswig added commentary into a given taxon over years of study. There is no specific organization of information within each taxon, nor is the entire series arranged by taxonomic hierarchy. These binders were intended as an aide-memoire in easily located (alphabetical) sections. Where Dr. Reiswig refers to specimens that he examined in the companion dataset, \"Notes, Illustrations and Annotations on Sponge Specimens\", he uses the same HMR Code Numbers. Content: Over 187 sponge taxa are represented, including one order, 20 families, four subfamilies, and 162 genera. As he examined specimens, he retained his notes comparing specimens, consulting published descriptions and observations from museum visits. Information for each taxon is highly variable in detail and length. Some taxa are accompanied by a single page of basic systematics information, while others have extensive systematics information, drawings of whole mounts and spicules, measurements, and commentary on published information. In some cases, Dr. Reiswig has provided detailed anatomical comparisons between similar sponge species. Within some genera, Dr. Reiswig has provided systematic information to the species level; for some species, he refers to specimens examined in the first dataset (using the same HMR specimen codes).