World Porifera Database - Species - Leucandra alcicornis (Gray, 1858)

Porifera name details

Leucandra alcicornis (Gray, 1858)

AphiaID

559034 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:559034)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (reverted genus transfer)

Accepted Name

Aphroceras alcicornis Gray, 1858

Rank

Species

Parent

Leucandra Haeckel, 1872

Orig. name

Aphroceras alcicornis Gray, 1858

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Variety Leucandra alcicornis var. caespitosa Haeckel, 1872 accepted as Aphroceras caespitosa (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer and status change)
Variety Leucandra alcicornis var. cladocora Haeckel, 1872 accepted as Aphroceras cladocora (Haeckel, 1872) (genus transfer and status change)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Aphroceras alcicornis Gray, 1858) Gray, J.E. (1858). Description of Aphroceras, a New Genus of Calcareous Spongiadae brought from Hong-Kong by Dr. Harland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26: 113-114, pl. X. [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. Leucandra alcicornis (Gray, 1858). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=559034 on 2024-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

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2011-02-04 15:57:46Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Sources (2)
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original description (of Aphroceras alcicornis Gray, 1858) Gray, J.E. (1858). Description of Aphroceras, a New Genus of Calcareous Spongiadae brought from Hong-Kong by Dr. Harland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 26: 113-114, pl. X. [details]

new combination reference Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. G. Reimer:Berlin. (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]

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