Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Poecillastra tricornis Wilson, 1904, Sphinctrella tricornis (Wilson, 1904), Vulcanella (Vulcanella) tricornis (Wilson, 1904) (Horton et al., 2021). Holotype: Microscopical slides and fragments ZMA POR 11217, MHNG 18983; Type locality off Seymour I. (Desqeyroux-Faundez & Van Soest, 1997)

Origin: Endemic

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: (P. tricornis) South of San Cristobal (Wilson, 1904). Off Seymour Island of Galapagos Islands (Desqeyroux-Faundez & Van Soest, 1997)

• Wilson, H.V. (1904) The sponges. Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 30(1): 1-164, pls. 1-26. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91612
• Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
• Desqeyroux-Faundez, R., Van Soest, R.W.M. (1997) Shallow-water Demosponges of the Galapagos Islands. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 104(2): 379-467.
• Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.