WoRMS taxon details
Coscinoderma pollax Sim & Kim, 2014
1296103 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1296103)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sim, C. J.; Kim, Y. A. (2014). Eight New Species of Genus <i>Coscinoderma</i> (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Spongiidae) from Chuuk Island, The Federated States of Micronesia. <em>Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity.</em> 30(4): 248-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5635/ased.2014.30.4.248
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Holotype MABIK IV00151588, geounit East Caroline Islands
Holotype MABIK IV00151588, geounit East Caroline Islands [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Coscinoderma pollax Sim & Kim, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1296103 on 2024-04-20
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Sim, C. J.; Kim, Y. A. (2014). Eight New Species of Genus <i>Coscinoderma</i> (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Spongiidae) from Chuuk Island, The Federated States of Micronesia. <em>Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity.</em> 30(4): 248-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5635/ased.2014.30.4.248
page(s): 257 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 257 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MABIK IV00151588, geounit East Caroline Islands [details]
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Spelling The name is likely an incorrect spelling in the sense of ICZN art. 32. The authors give as etymology for their new name that it has been chosen because the species resembles a thumb. The Latin term for thumb is 'pollex' (not 'pollax'). As an incorrect original spelling it should be altered according to art. 32.5. However, we refrain from correcting the name because the word pollax does exist in the meaning of a medieval offensive weapon. For that reason we invoke art. 32.3 to preserve the name unaltered. [details]
