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Microcionidae Carter, 1875 
AphiaID: 131641

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionina (Suborder)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Microcionina
Synonymised
taxa
  Acarniidae de Laubenfels, 1936 (junior synonym and status change)
Clathriidae Lendenfeld, 1884 (junior synonym)
Sources  original description: Carter, H.J. 1875c. Notes Introductory to the Study and Classification of the Spongida. Part II. Proposed Classification of the Spongida. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4) 16(92): 126-145, 177-200. [details] [full text]

basis of record: Hooper, J.N.A. 2002. Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875. Pp. 432-468. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details]

additional source: Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Lendenfeld, R. Von 1884. Das System der Monactinellidae.[Translated in Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 14: 65-69.]Zoologischer Anzeiger 7(164): 201-206. [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Laubenfels, M.W. De 1936a. A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. Carnegie Institute of Washington (Tortugas Laboratory Paper N° 467) 30: 1-225, pls 1-22. [details] [view taxon]

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[show all]
 Subfamily Microcioninae Carter, 1875
  » Genus Clathria Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Echinochalina Thiele, 1903
» Genus Holopsamma Carter, 1885
» Genus Pandaros Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Aaata de Laubenfels, 1930 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Allocia Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Anaata de Laubenfels, 1932 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Antherochalina Lendenfeld, 1887 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Aulenella Burton & Rao, 1932 accepted as Clathria (Wilsonella) Carter, 1885
» Genus Axocielita de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Axociella Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893
» Genus Axosuberites Topsent, 1893 accepted as Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893
» Genus Clathriopsamma Lendenfeld, 1888 accepted as Clathria (Wilsonella) Carter, 1885
» Genus Colloclathria Dendy, 1922 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Cornulotrocha Topsent, 1927 accepted as Clathria (Cornulotrocha) Topsent, 1927
» Genus Damoseni de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Dendrocia Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Clathria (Dendrocia) Hallmann, 1920
» Genus Dictyociona Topsent, 1913 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Echinonema Carter, 1875 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Fisherispongia de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Halme Lendenfeld, 1886 accepted as Holopsamma Carter, 1885
» Genus Hymantho Burton, 1930 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Isociella Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Clathria (Isociella) Hallmann, 1920
» Genus Labacea de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Leptoclathria Topsent, 1928 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Ligrota de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Litaspongia de Laubenfels, 1954 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Marleyia Burton, 1931 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Microciona Bowerbank, 1862 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Ophistospongia Gray, 1867 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Oplitaspongia accepted as Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893
» Genus Paradoryx Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Clathria (Dendrocia) Hallmann, 1920
» Genus Paratenaciella Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Paresperia Burton, 1930 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Pitalia Gray, 1867 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Plectispa Lendenfeld, 1888 accepted as Holopsamma Carter, 1885
» Genus Protophlitaspongia Burton, 1934 accepted as Echinochalina (Protophlitaspongia) Burton, 1934
» Genus Psammotoxa de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Wilsonella) Carter, 1885
» Genus Pseudanchinoe Burton, 1929 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Ramoses de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Raphidophlus accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Rhaphidophlus Ehlers, 1870 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Rhapidophlus accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Sophax Gray, 1867 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Stylotellopsis Thiele, 1905 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Tablis de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Echinochalina (Echinochalina) Thiele, 1903
» Genus Tenacia Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Tenaciella Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Clathria (Axosuberites) Topsent, 1893
» Genus Thalassodendron Lendenfeld, 1888 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Thalyseurypon de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Clathria) Schmidt, 1862
» Genus Thalysias Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
» Genus Wetmoreus de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) Bowerbank, 1862
» Genus Wilsonella Carter, 1885 accepted as Clathria (Wilsonella) Carter, 1885
Subfamily Ophlitaspongiinae de Laubenfels, 1936
  » Genus Antho Gray, 1867
» Genus Artemisina Vosmaer, 1885
» Genus Echinoclathria Carter, 1885
» Genus Ophlitaspongia Bowerbank, 1866
» Genus Sigmeurypon Topsent, 1928
» Genus Acarnia Gray, 1867 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Anomoclathria Topsent, 1929 accepted as Antho (Antho) Gray, 1867
» Genus Anthoarcuata Bakus, 1966 accepted as Antho (Antho) Gray, 1867
» Genus Clathriella Burton, 1935 accepted as Antho (Isopenectya) Hallmann, 1920
» Genus Dictyoclathria Topsent, 1920 accepted as Antho (Antho) Gray, 1867
» Genus Dirrhopalum Ridley, in Ridley & Duncan, 1881 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Dyctioclathria Ferrer-Hernandez, 1921 accepted as Antho (Antho) Gray, 1867
» Genus Echinoplocamia Burton, 1959 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Heteroclathria Topsent, 1904 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Holoplocamia de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Isociona Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Antho (Antho) Gray, 1867
» Genus Isopenectya Hallmann, 1920 accepted as Antho (Isopenectya) Hallmann, 1920
» Genus Jia de Laubenfels, 1930 accepted as Antho (Antho) Gray, 1867
» Genus Lissoplocamia Brøndsted, 1924 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Ophlitospongia accepted as Ophlitaspongia Bowerbank, 1866
» Genus Placomia sensu Arnesen, 1903 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Plocamia Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Plocamilla Topsent, 1928 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Plocamiopsis Topsent, 1904 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Protoclathria Burton, 1932 accepted as Antho (Acarnia) Gray, 1867
» Genus Qasimella Thomas, 1974 accepted as Artemisina Vosmaer, 1885
» Genus Quintoxilla de Laubenfels, 1950 accepted as Antho (Antho) Gray, 1867
» Genus Quizciona de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Antho (Antho) Gray, 1867

Subfamily Acarniidae de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Microcionidae Carter, 1875
Subfamily Ophlitaspongiidae de Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Ophlitaspongiinae de Laubenfels, 1936
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Note  Diagnosis: Microcionina with terminally spined ectosomal styles, rarely modified to quasidiactinal or diactinal forms; three skeletal regions defined by the presence of different forms of structural styles:(1) choanosomal (axial) skeleton (with spongin fibres enveloping principal styles echinated by acanthose or smooth styles; in two groups this is replaced by a basal or axial renieroid skeleton of smooth or acanthose styles or strongyles, with or without echinating spicules); (2) subectosomal (extra-axial or extra-fibre)skeleton (with individual or tracts of auxiliary styles ascending to the surface); and (3) ectosomal skeleton (with smaller auxiliary styles forming a surface crust tangential, paratangential or perpendicular to the surface). One or more skeletal regions may be lost or modified. Megascleres predominantly smooth styles but may be modified and/or supplemented by quasidiactinal or diactinal forms, or lost completely and replaced with detritus. Microscleres include palmate isochelae and diverse forms of toxas. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131641
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Soest, Rob
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Microcionidae. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131641 on 2013-05-19
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