New records of Demospongiae (Porifera) from Reserva Marina El Pelado (Santa Elena, Ecuador), with description of Tedania (Tedania) ecuadoriensis sp. nov

Karla B Jaramillo; Báslavi Cóndor-Luján; Belinda Longakit; Jenny Rodriguez; Olivier P Thomas; Grace McCormack; Eduardo Hajdu

doi:10.3897/zookeys.1011.54485

New records of Demospongiae (Porifera) from Reserva Marina El Pelado (Santa Elena, Ecuador), with description of Tedania (Tedania) ecuadoriensis sp. nov

Zookeys. 2021 Jan 19:1011:101-120. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1011.54485. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Karla B Jaramillo^{1

2}, Báslavi Cóndor-Luján³, Belinda Longakit², Jenny Rodriguez¹, Olivier P Thomas⁴, Grace McCormack², Eduardo Hajdu⁵

Affiliations

¹ ESPOL Polytechnic University, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, ESPOL. Centro Nacional de Acuicultura e Investigaciones Marinas, CENAIM. Campus Gustavo Galindo Km. 30.5 Vía Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
² Zoology, School of Natural Sciences and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland.
³ Universidad Científica del Sur, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Biológicas, Carrera de Biología Marina, Antigua Panamericana Sur Km. 19, Villa El Salvador, Lima, Perú.
⁴ Marine Biodiscovery, School of Chemistry and Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland.
⁵ Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Depto. Invertebrados, Quinta da Boa Vista, s/n, 20940-040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Abstract

The first taxonomic descriptions of the sponge diversity at El Pelado Marine Protected Area in the province of Santa Elena, Ecuador is reported. Tedania (Tedania) ecuadoriensis Jaramillo & Hajdu, sp. nov. is described from its shallow waters. In addition, Callyspongia (Callyspongia) aff. californica (sensuCruz-Barraza and Carballo 2008; non sensuDickinson 1945) and Cliona aff. euryphylle are reported for the first time. The former species is likely distributed over 4,000 km along the Tropical Eastern Pacific, whereas the latter might be an example of a trans-isthmian lineage. An amended diagnosis for Callyspongia (Callyspongia) and an updated identification key for the subgenera of Callyspongia are provided.

Keywords: Callyspongia; Cliona; Tropical Eastern Pacific; sponge taxonomy.

Karla B. Jaramillo, Báslavi Cóndor-Luján, Belinda Longakit, Jenny Rodriguez, Olivier P. Thomas, Grace McCormack, Eduardo Hajdu.