Overview
Distribution
Bahamian, Belize, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Greater Antilles, Gulf of Mexico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Southern Caribbean, Venezuela, Western Caribbean
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Wiedenmayer, F. 1977b. Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. Experientia Supplementum 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=8586
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Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
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Rützler, K.; Díaz, M.C.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Smith, K.P.; Alvarez, B.; Wulff, J. 2000. Diversity of sponge fauna in mangrove ponds, Pelican Cays, Belize. Atoll Research Bulletin 476: 230-248.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=133567
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Van Soest, R.W.M. 1981. A checklist of the Curaçao sponges (Porifera Demospongiae) including a pictorial key to the more common reef-forms. Verslagen en Technische Gegevens Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie (Zoölogisch Museum) Universiteit van Amsterdam 31: 1-39.
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=138936
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Miloslavich P, Díaz JM, Klein E, Alvarado JJ, Díaz C, et al. (2010) Marine Biodiversity in the Caribbean: Regional Estimates and Distribution Patterns. PLoS ONE 5(8): e11916. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011916
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145466
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Physical Description
Type Information
Holotype for Ulosa ruetzleri Wiedenmayer, 1977
Catalog Number: USNM 24459
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): F. Wiedenmayer
Locality: Bimini Islands, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean
Catalog Number: USNM 24459
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): F. Wiedenmayer
Locality: Bimini Islands, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean
- Holotype: Wiedenmayer. 1977. Shallow Water Sponges Of Western Bahamas, Experientia, Suppl.28. 145-147, f.149, pl.30, f.6,7.
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Paratype for Ulosa ruetzleri Wiedenmayer, 1977
Catalog Number: USNM 24461
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): F. Wiedenmayer
Locality: Bimini Islands, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean
Catalog Number: USNM 24461
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): F. Wiedenmayer
Locality: Bimini Islands, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean
- Paratype: Wiedenmayer. 1977. Shallow Water Sponges Of Western Bahamas, Experientia, Suppl.28. 145-147, f.149, pl.30, f.6,7.
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Paratype for Ulosa ruetzleri Wiedenmayer, 1977
Catalog Number: USNM 24460
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): F. Wiedenmayer
Locality: Bimini Islands, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean
Catalog Number: USNM 24460
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Preparation: Alcohol (Ethanol)
Collector(s): F. Wiedenmayer
Locality: Bimini Islands, Bahamas, North Atlantic Ocean
- Paratype: Wiedenmayer. 1977. Shallow Water Sponges Of Western Bahamas, Experientia, Suppl.28. 145-147, f.149, pl.30, f.6,7.
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 7 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 3 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 4 - 50.2
Temperature range (°C): 22.044 - 27.075
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.143 - 1.589
Salinity (PPS): 35.827 - 36.537
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.480 - 4.938
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 0.132
Silicate (umol/l): 0.819 - 3.119
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 4 - 50.2
Temperature range (°C): 22.044 - 27.075
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.143 - 1.589
Salinity (PPS): 35.827 - 36.537
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.480 - 4.938
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 0.132
Silicate (umol/l): 0.819 - 3.119
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 3 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 4 - 50.2
Temperature range (°C): 22.044 - 27.075
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.143 - 1.589
Salinity (PPS): 35.827 - 36.537
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.480 - 4.938
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 0.132
Silicate (umol/l): 0.819 - 3.119
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 4 - 50.2
Temperature range (°C): 22.044 - 27.075
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.143 - 1.589
Salinity (PPS): 35.827 - 36.537
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.480 - 4.938
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.006 - 0.132
Silicate (umol/l): 0.819 - 3.119
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Scopalina ruetzleri
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
TCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGGAACATTATATTTAATATTTGGAGGATGAGCAGGAATAGTAGGGACAGGGTTTAGTATGTTGATAAGATTAGAATTATCGGGGCCAGGGTCAATGTTAGGGGAT---GATCAATTATATAATGTGATAGTAACAGCCCACGCATTTGTAATGATATTTTTCTTAGTAATGCCGGTGATGATAGGGGGGTTTGGGAATTGATTAGTACCATTATATATAGRAGCACCGGATATGGCATTTCCAAGATTAAATAATATAAGTTTTTGACTATTACCACCAGCATTAACATTATTATTAAGTTCAGCATTTGTAGAACAGGGGGCAGGAACAGGATGAACAGTATATCCACCATTGTCAGGGATACAGGCACATTCAGGAGGAGCAGTAGATATGGCGATATTTAGTTTACATTTAGCAGGGATATCATCAATATTAGGAGCAATGAATTTTATAACAACAATAATAAATATGAGAGCACCAGGGATAACAATGGATAGAATGCCATTATTTGTATGATCGATATTAGTAACAGCAGTGTTATTATTATTATCATTACCAGTATTAGCAGGAGGGATAACAATGTTATTAACAGATAGGAACTTTAATACAACATTTTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGGGGAGACCCAGTACTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCCTGAAGTT
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Scopalina ruetzleri
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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