2012

• Pinheiro, U. & Nicacio, G. 2012. Resurrection and redefinition of the genus Tubella (Porifera: Spongillidae) with a worldwide list of valid species. Zootaxa 3269: 65–68. Preview Reference page. 

2015

• Cavalcanti, T., Santos, G.G. & Pinheiro, U. 2015. Desmacella Schmidt, 1870 from Brazil: Description of two new species and a review of records (Desmacellida: Demospongiae: Porifera). Zootaxa 4034(2): 364–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.8 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

• Lima, L.R.C., Molineri, C. & Pinheiro, U. 2015: A new species of Caenis Stephens, 1836 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from Southern Brazil. Zootaxa 3941(4): 589–592. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3941.4.8 . Preview Reference page. 

• Lira, J. & Pinheiro, U. 2015. Five new species of Jaspis (Porifera: Demospongiae: Tetractinellida: Astrophorina) from Brazil with redescription of the type species Jaspis johnstonii (Schmidt, 1862). Zootaxa 4028(1): 51–80. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4028.1.2 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

• Nicacio, G. & Pinheiro, U. 2015. Biodiversity of freshwater sponges (Porifera: Spongillina) from northeast Brazil: new species and notes on systematics. Zootaxa 3981(2): 220–240. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.2.4 Preview (PDF). Reference page. 

• Pinheiro, U., Calheira, L. & Hajdu, E. 2015. A new species of freshwater sponge, Heteromeyenia barlettai sp. nov. from an aquarium in São Paulo, Brazil (Spongillida: Spongillidae). Zootaxa 4034(2): 351–363. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4034.2.7 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

• Pinheiro, U., Nicacio, G. & Muricy, G. 2015: An example of the importance of labels and fieldbooks in scientific collections: A freshwater sponge misunderstood for a marine new genus and species. Zootaxa 3974(3): 447–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3974.3.12 . Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

2016

• Calheira, L. & Pinheiro, U. 2016. Corvoheteromeyenia Ezcurra de Drago, 1979 (Spongillidae, Porifera): Genus review with proposal of neotype of Corvoheteromeyenia heterosclera (Ezcurra de Drago, 1974). Zootaxa 4126(3): 351–374. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4126.3.3 . Reference page. 

• Cavalcanti, T., Santos, G.G., Hajdu, E. & Pinheiro, U. 2016. A new shallow water species of Artemisina Vosmaer, 1885 (Microcionidae, Demospongiae; Porifera) from Northeastern Brazil. Zootaxa 4184(2): 386–390. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.2.11 . Reference page. 

• Lima, L.R.C., Molineri, C., Pinheiro, U. & Salles, F.F. 2016. Two new species of Caenis Stephens, 1835 (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae) from South America. Zootaxa 4170(1): 114–124. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4170.1.5 . Reference page. 

• Sandes, J., Muricy, G. & Pinheiro, U. 2016. Thorectinae (Porifera: Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida) from Northeastern Brazil: two new species and transfer of Scalarispongia cincta (Boury-Esnault, 1973) to the genus Thorecta Lendenfeld, 1888. Zootaxa 4184(1): 158–170. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4184.1.10 . Reference page. 

• Santos, G.G., Sandes, J., Cabral, A. & Pinheiro, U. 2016. Neopetrosia de Laubenfels, 1949 from Brazil: description of a new species and a review of records (Haplosclerida: Demospongiae: Porifera). Zootaxa 4114(3): 331–340. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4114.3.8 . Reference page. 

• Santos, G.G., Pinheiro, U., Hajdu, E. & van Soest, R. 2016. New Genus and species of Heteroxyidae from Brazil (Axinellida: Demospongiae: Porifera), with a revised identification key for the family. Zootaxa 4158(1): 105–116. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4158.1.6 Reference page. 

2017

• Cavalcanti, T., Recinos, R. & Pinheiro, U.. 2017. Two new Auletta Schmidt, 1870 (Axinellidae; Demospongiae; Porifera) from Brazil. Zootaxa 4273(1): 121–130. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4273.1.9 . Reference page. 

2018

• Calheira, L. & Pinheiro, U. 2018. A new species of Anheteromeyenia (Porifera, Demospongiae) with an emended diagnosis of the genus. Zootaxa 4378(1): 129–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4378.1.9 Reference page. 

• Cavalcanti, T., Santos, G.G. & Pinheiro, U. 2018. Description of three species of Eurypon Gray, 1867 (Raspailiidae: Demospongiae: Porifera) from the Western Atlantic and a name to replace the the secondary homonym Eurypon topsenti. Zootaxa 4388(1): 89–101. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4388.1.6 Reference page. 

• Santos, G.G., Nascimento, E. & Pinheiro, U. 2018. Halichondriidae Gray, 1867 from the Northeastern Brazil with description of a new species. Zootaxa 4379(4): 556–566. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4379.4.7 Reference page.