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Dictyonella obtusa (Schmidt, 1862) 
AphiaID: 132553

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Halichondrida (Order) > Dictyonellidae (Family) > Dictyonella (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Dictyonella Schmidt, 1868
Synonymised
taxa		  Acanthella obtusa Schmidt, 1862 (genus transfer)
 Dictyonella cactus Schmidt, 1868 (junior synonym)
 Phacanthina obtusa (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer)
Sources  original description: Schmidt, O. 1862. Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7. [details] [full text]

basis of record: Van Soest, R.W.M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Alvarez De Glasby, B. 2002. Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Diaz & Pomponi, 1990. Pp. 773-786. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details]

basis of record: 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]

original description (from synonym): Schmidt, O. 1868. Die Spongien der Küste von Algier. Mit Nachträgen zu den Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres (Drittes Supplement). (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-iv, 1-44, pls I-V. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

source of synonymy (from synonym): Vosmaer, G.C.J. 1912. On the Distinction between the genera Axinella, Phakellia, Acanthella a.o. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena, Supplement 15(1): 307-322, pls 15-16. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Adriatic Sea (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Aegean Sea [details]
Algerian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Greek Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Western Mediterranean [details]
Specimens  Holotype (from synonym): MNHN No.10 Algérie, locality Algeria [view taxon]
Unknown type (from synonym): MNHN DT 740, locality Algeria [view taxon]
Unknown type (from synonym): MNHN DT 740, locality Algeria [view taxon]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
Images 
Dictyonella obtusa
Dictyonella obtusa
added on 2008-10-01 - author: Picton, Bernard
qualitystatus: checked by Picton, Bernard on 2008-10-01 17:10:48

Acanthella obtusa Schmidt, 1862
[image from synonym]
Acanthella obtusa Schmidt, 1862
added on 2011-03-27 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2011-03-27 16:56:51
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132553
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2007-08-12 18:23:56Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Dictyonella obtusa (Schmidt, 1862). 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=132553 on 2013-06-19
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