Deep-Sea taxon details
Siphonodictyon labyrinthicum (Hancock, 1849)
573748 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:573748)
accepted
Species
Cliona labyrinthica Hancock, 1849 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cliona labyrinthica Hancock, 1849) Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus <i>Cliona</i> with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612
page(s): 345; pl XV fig 7; note: type-locality not indicated, on Tridacna shells [details]
page(s): 345; pl XV fig 7; note: type-locality not indicated, on Tridacna shells [details]
Holotype Hancock Museum, Newcastle, verbatimGeounit in...
Holotype Hancock Museum, Newcastle, verbatimGeounit in Tridacna gigas (t... [details]
Distribution The type location is not given in the original description. It has often been assumed that S. labyrinthicum originates from...
Distribution The type location is not given in the original description. It has often been assumed that S. labyrinthicum originates from the North Sea, this is not the case, however. S. labyrinthicum was found in the shell of a clam with Indo-Pacific distribution (Tridacna gigas). [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Siphonodictyon labyrinthicum (Hancock, 1849). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573748 on 2025-05-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Siphonodictyon labyrinthicum (Hancock, 1849). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=573748 on 2025-05-08
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(of Cliona labyrinthica Hancock, 1849) Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus <i>Cliona</i> with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612
page(s): 345; pl XV fig 7; note: type-locality not indicated, on Tridacna shells [details]
additional source Cruz, T. (2002). Esponjas marinas de Canarias. <em>Consejería de Política Territorial y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias.</em> S/C Tenerife. 260 pp. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 345; pl XV fig 7; note: type-locality not indicated, on Tridacna shells [details]
additional source Cruz, T. (2002). Esponjas marinas de Canarias. <em>Consejería de Política Territorial y Medio Ambiente del Gobierno de Canarias.</em> S/C Tenerife. 260 pp. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype Hancock Museum, Newcastle, verbatimGeounit in Tridacna gigas (t... [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution The type location is not given in the original description. It has often been assumed that S. labyrinthicum originates from the North Sea, this is not the case, however. S. labyrinthicum was found in the shell of a clam with Indo-Pacific distribution (Tridacna gigas). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | labyrithical boring sponge | [details] |