Acarnus nicoleae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991 
AphiaID: 167347

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Poecilosclerida (Order) > Microcionina (Suborder) > Acarnidae (Family) > Acarnus (Genus)

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Acarnus Gray, 1867
Sources		original description: Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Hiemstra, F. (1991). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the marine sponge genus Acarnus (Porifera: Poecilosclerida). Beaufortia 42(3): 49-88 (look up in IMIS) [details] [full text] additional source: Rützler, K., R. W. M. van Soest, and C. Piantoni. 2009. Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 285–313 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] source of synonymy: Hofman, C.C.; Kielman, M. 1992. The excavating sponges of the Santa-Marta area, Colombia, with description of a new species. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 61 (4): 205-217. [details] [full text]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Belize [details] Bonaire [details] Caribbean Sea [details] Colombia [details] Colombian Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Cuba [details] Curaçao [details] Greater Antilles [details] Gulf of Mexico [details] Jamaica [details] Mexico [details] Netherlands Antilles and Aruba Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Panama [details] Southern Caribbean [details]
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
Notes		Hechtel (1965, Jamaica) & Van Soest (1984, Netherlands Antilles) recorded this species as Acanthacarnus souriei. [details] Originally described as Acarnus souriei by Hofman & Kielman, 1992. [details] Holotype: ZMA Por 08768 [details] Type locality: Colombian Caribbean [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167347
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-07-10 18:05:41Z   created   db_admin 2007-01-05 12:53:53Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Acarnus nicoleae van Soest, Hooper & Hiemstra, 1991. 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: 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 at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=167347 on 2013-06-19