African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

Traits taxon details

Endectyon Topsent, 1920

AphiaID

131881 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131881)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Raspailiinae Nardo, 1833

Original name

Endectyon Topsent, 1920

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Subgenus Endectyon (Endectyon) Topsent, 1920
1. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) delaubenfelsi Burton, 1930
2. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) elyakovi Hooper, 1991
3. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) fruticosum (Dendy, 1887)
4. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) hispitumulus Turner & Pankey, 2023
5. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) hornelli (Dendy, 1905)
6. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) hyle (de Laubenfels, 1930)
7. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) lacazei (Topsent, 1892)
8. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) lamellosum Thomas, 1976
9. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) multidentatum (Burton, 1948)
10. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) pilosum (Vacelet, 1961)
11. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) tenax (Schmidt, 1870)
12. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) thurstoni (Dendy, 1887)
13. Species Endectyon (Endectyon) xerampelinum (Lamarck, 1814)
Subgenus Endectyon (Hemectyon) Topsent, 1920
1. Species Endectyon (Hemectyon) filiforme Sitja & Maldonado, 2014
2. Species Endectyon (Hemectyon) hamatum (Schmidt, 1870)
Species Endectyon gorgonioides (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
Species Endectyon delaubenfelsi Burton, 1930 represented as Endectyon (Endectyon) delaubenfelsi Burton, 1930 (subgenus assignment)
Species Endectyon elyakovi Hooper, 1991 represented as Endectyon (Endectyon) elyakovi Hooper, 1991 (subgenus assignment)
Species Endectyon fruticosum (Dendy, 1887) represented as Endectyon (Endectyon) fruticosum (Dendy, 1887)
Species Endectyon hamatum (Schmidt, 1870) represented as Endectyon (Hemectyon) hamatum (Schmidt, 1870) (subgenus assignment)
Species Endectyon lamellosum Thomas, 1976 represented as Endectyon (Endectyon) lamellosum Thomas, 1976 (subgenus assignment)
Species Endectyon pilosus (Vacelet, 1961) represented as Endectyon (Endectyon) pilosum (Vacelet, 1961) (subgenus assignment)
Species Endectyon thurstoni (Dendy, 1887) represented as Endectyon (Endectyon) thurstoni (Dendy, 1887)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Topsent, E. (1920). Spongiaires du Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg. Monaxonides. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco. 381: 1-36.
page(s): 25-26 [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Endectyon Topsent, 1920. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131881 on 2025-05-18

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Endectyon Topsent, 1920. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131881 on 2025-05-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2005-07-27 15:04:39Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-02-08 18:57:09Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2009-01-11 13:37:30Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2018-09-20 07:26:45Z

changed

Boury-Esnault, Nicole

2020-12-16 10:32:25Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Topsent, E. (1920). Spongiaires du Musée Zoologique de Strasbourg. Monaxonides. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco. 381: 1-36.
page(s): 25-26 [details]

basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923. pp. 469-510. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 1. (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors

basis of record Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923. Pp. 469–510. In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

additional source Howson, C.M. & B.E. Picton. (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]

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