WoRMS name details

Spongia (Spongia) bahamensis Van Soest & Hooper, 2020

1423738  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1423738)

uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Spongia caliciformis Hyatt, 1877 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1
page(s): 16 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Nomenclature We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020) explanation for the proposal for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between...  
Nomenclature We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020) explanation for the proposal for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794 and Spongia (Spongia) caliciformis Hyatt, 1877.
1. Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794: 202 (type locality Southern Norway). Originally described as Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794, the name is the senior primary homonym of Spongia caliciformis Hyatt, 1877 (ICZN Art. 57.2). It is now considered a junior synonym of Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759), with Arndt (1935: 90) appearing to be the first to synonymise the two taxa.
2. Spongia equina subsp. cerebriformis var. caliciformis Hyatt, 1877: 521 (type locality off Nassau, Bahamas). Although now considered a Spongia species inquirenda (WPD 2019), Hyatt’s (1877) var. caliciformis is a junior primary homonym of Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794. As the taxon name is not in use, and has no junior synonym, it does not meet the conditions of ICZN Art. 23.9.5, and thus it requires a new name (ICZN Art. 57.2).
3. Summary: Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794 is the senior primary homonym, but is considered a junior synonym of Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) (e.g. Arndt 1935). The accepted name is to be maintained (ICZN Art. 57.2). Spongia caliciformis Hyatt, 1877 is a junior primary homonym of Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794, and in the absence of a synonym needed to be replaced. Spongia (Spongia) bahamensis nom. nov. was proposed, named after its type locality. However, this nomen novum is subsequently (Van Soest, 2024: 24) deemed unavailable, see 'Validity' note (q.v.). [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. Spongia (Spongia) bahamensis Van Soest & Hooper, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1423738 on 2024-03-30
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2020-03-02 10:28:25Z
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2021-03-15 09:46:14Z
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original description Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1
page(s): 16 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 23 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020) explanation for the proposal for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794 and Spongia (Spongia) caliciformis Hyatt, 1877.
1. Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794: 202 (type locality Southern Norway). Originally described as Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794, the name is the senior primary homonym of Spongia caliciformis Hyatt, 1877 (ICZN Art. 57.2). It is now considered a junior synonym of Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759), with Arndt (1935: 90) appearing to be the first to synonymise the two taxa.
2. Spongia equina subsp. cerebriformis var. caliciformis Hyatt, 1877: 521 (type locality off Nassau, Bahamas). Although now considered a Spongia species inquirenda (WPD 2019), Hyatt’s (1877) var. caliciformis is a junior primary homonym of Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794. As the taxon name is not in use, and has no junior synonym, it does not meet the conditions of ICZN Art. 23.9.5, and thus it requires a new name (ICZN Art. 57.2).
3. Summary: Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794 is the senior primary homonym, but is considered a junior synonym of Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) (e.g. Arndt 1935). The accepted name is to be maintained (ICZN Art. 57.2). Spongia caliciformis Hyatt, 1877 is a junior primary homonym of Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794, and in the absence of a synonym needed to be replaced. Spongia (Spongia) bahamensis nom. nov. was proposed, named after its type locality. However, this nomen novum is subsequently (Van Soest, 2024: 24) deemed unavailable, see 'Validity' note (q.v.). [details]

Validity Van Soest (2024) assigned this material from Nassau, Bahamas to Spongia (Spongia) obscura Wiedenmayer, 1977. Van Soest et al. (2020: 15) erroneously erected a new name (Spongia (Spongia) bahamensis, q.v.) for Hyatt's Spongia equina cerebriformis var. obscura to replace it as a junior homonym of Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794. Because Hyatt’s name is not available it cannot
come into homonymy with an available name (ICZN art. 54.1), making the nomen novum likewise unavailable. Hyatt's specimen is assigned to Wiedenmayer's Spongia (Spongia) obscura[details]