Iophon proximum (Ridley, 1881) 
AphiaID: 167419

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

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Species
Parent		Iophon Gray, 1867
Synonymised taxa		Alebion proximum Ridley, 1881 (genus transfer)
Sources		original description: Ridley, S.O. 1881a. XI. Spongida. Horny and Siliceous Sponges of Magellan Straits, S.W. Chili, and Atlantic off S.W. Brazil. Pp. 107-137,140-141, pls X-XI. In: Gunther, A. (Ed.), Account of the Zoological Collections made during the Survey of H.M.S. ‘Alert’ in the Straits of Magellan and on the Coast of Patagonia. [details] [full text] basis of record: Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Van Soest, R.W.M. 1996. A review of Iophonidae, Myxillidae and Tedaniidae occurring in the South East Pacific (Porifera: Poecilosclerida). Revue suisse de Zoologie 103(1): 3-79. [details] additional source: Clarke, A.; Johnston, N.M. (2003). Antarctic marine benthic diversity. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Ann. Rev. 41: 47-114 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Burton, M. 1940. Las Esponjas marinas del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales. (Parte 1). Anales del Museo argentino de ciencias naturales ‘Bernardino Rivadavia’ 40 (6): 95-121, pls I-VIII. [details] [full text] misapplication: Lévi, C. 1963. Spongiaires d’Afrique du Sud. (1) Poecilosclérides.Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 37(1): 1-72, pls I-X. [details] misapplication: Uriz, M.J. 1988. Deep-water sponges from the continental shelf and slope off Namibia (Southwest Africa): Classses Hexactinellida and Demospongia. Monografías de Zoología Marina 3: 9-157. [details] misapplication: Samaai, T.; Gibbons, M.J. 2005. Demospongiae taxonomy and biodiversity of the Benguela region on the west coast of South Africa. African Natural History, 1: 1-96 [details] misapplication: Kelly, M. (2009). Demospongiae, Calcarea (Porifera). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp [details] context source: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Variety Iophon proximum var. reticulare Hentschel, 1914
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution		Antarctica [details] Channels and Fjords of Southern Chile [details] Chilean Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Galapagos Islands (not valid) [details] Malvinas/Falklands [details] Namaqua (not valid) [details] New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone (not valid) [details] Patagonian Shelf [details] South African Exclusive Economic Zone (not valid) [details] Tristan Da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone [details] Uruguay-Buenos Aires Shelf [details]
Link		To Encyclopedia of Life
Note		Additional Material: South Africa - SAM-H4914 (Ts 495), Coral Gardens, Oudekraal (33°59’S, 17°23’E), depth 15 m, collected by M.J. Gibbons, 10 October 1996. Ts 413, Lüderitz, Namibia (26°31’S, 15°01’E), depth 27 m, collected by NSFRI. Ts 527, Ts 528, Oranjemund (26°31’S, 15°01’E), depth 78 m, collected by A. Goosen, ‘Jago’ submersible, 13 November 1998. [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167419
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-07-10 18:05:41Z   created   db_admin 2005-08-01 12:12:31Z   changed   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2006-10-16 06:11:19Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Iophon proximum (Ridley, 1881). 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=167419 on 2013-05-24