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Esperiopsis Carter, 1882

AphiaID

131906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131906)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Esperia villosa Carter, 1874 accepted as Esperiopsis villosa (Carter, 1874) (type by original designation)

Parent

Esperiopsidae Hentschel, 1923

Orig. name

Esperiopsis Carter, 1882

Synonymised names

Mycalopsis Topsent, 1927 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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Species Esperiopsis bathyalis Lopes & Hajdu, 2004
Species Esperiopsis challengeri (Ridley, 1885)
1. Variety Esperiopsis challengeri var. meangensis Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Esperiopsis challengeri (Ridley, 1885) (junior synonym)
Species Esperiopsis decora Topsent, 1904
Species Esperiopsis diasolenia Lévi, 1993
Species Esperiopsis flagellum Lundbeck, 1905
Species Esperiopsis flava Lévi, 1993
Species Esperiopsis heardi Boury-Esnault & van Beveren, 1982
Species Esperiopsis incognita Stephens, 1916
Species Esperiopsis inodes Lévi, 1993
Species Esperiopsis macrosigma Stephens, 1916
Species Esperiopsis plumosa Tanita, 1965
Species Esperiopsis praedita Topsent, 1890
Species Esperiopsis profunda Ridley & Dendy, 1886
Species Esperiopsis pulchella Ridley & Dendy, 1886
Species Esperiopsis radiata (Topsent, 1927)
Species Esperiopsis scotiae Topsent, 1915
Species Esperiopsis strongylophora Vacelet, 1969
Species Esperiopsis villosa (Carter, 1874)
Species Esperiopsis columnata Topsent, 1890 accepted as Amphilectus columnatus (Topsent, 1890) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis desmophora Hooper & Lévi, 1989 accepted as Abyssocladia desmophora (Hooper & Lévi, 1989) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis flagrum Lehnert, Stone & Heimler, 2006 accepted as Abyssocladia flagrum (Lehnert, Stone & Heimler, 2006) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis fucorum (Esper, 1794) accepted as Amphilectus fucorum (Esper, 1794) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis glomeris Topsent, 1904 accepted as Echinostylinos glomeris (Topsent, 1904) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis koltuni Ereskovsky & Willenz, 2007 accepted as Abyssocladia koltuni (Ereskovsky & Willenz, 2007) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis pedicellata Lundbeck, 1905 accepted as Amphilectus pedicellatus (Lundbeck, 1905) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis polymorpha Topsent, 1890 accepted as Lissodendoryx (Lissodendoryx) polymorpha (Topsent, 1890) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis symmetrica Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Abyssocladia symmetrica (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) (genus transfer)
Species Esperiopsis typichela Lundbeck, 1905 accepted as Amphilectus typichela (Lundbeck, 1905) (genus transfer)

Environment

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

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up [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. Esperiopsis Carter, 1882. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131906 on 2024-06-12

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2024). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Esperiopsis Carter, 1882. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131906 on 2024-06-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2005-07-28 14:58:19Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2007-01-17 11:55:56Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2020-02-25 13:56:07Z

changed

Boury-Esnault, Nicole

2020-12-13 10:31:54Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up [details]

original description (of Mycalopsis Topsent, 1927) Topsent, E. (1927). Diagnoses d'Éponges nouvelles recueillies par le Prince Albert ler de Monaco. Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique Monaco. (502): 1-19.
page(s): 7 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Mycalopsis Topsent, 1927) Topsent, E. (1928). Spongiaires de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert ler de Monaco. Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco. 74:1-376, pls I-XI.
page(s): 202 [details]

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hajdu, E. (2002). Family Esperiopsidae Hentschel, 1923. Pp. 656-664. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)'. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hajdu, E. (2002 [2004]). Family Esperiopsidae Hentschel, 1923. Pp. 656-664. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [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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Remark Esperiopsis is very close to Amphilectus, which was recentley re-erected in the Systema Porifera (Van Soest & Hajdu, 2002) inspired by a threatening replacement of Esperiopsis by the older name Amphilectus. The differences were more or less artificially established as presence (Esperiopsis) or absence (Amphilectus) of sigmas and/or other microscleres in addition to the palmate chelae, and independently the size of the megascleres (over 400 microns in length: Esperiopsis, under 400: Amphilectus).
Helmut Lehnert (in litteris) pointed out that several species so far (February 2006) retained in Esperiopsis conform to Amphilectus according to above given differences. Accordingly, we adapted genus names from his suggestions, even though such genus transfer proposals were not officially published. [details]

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