Porifera name details
Suberites microstomus var. stellatus Kirkpatrick, 1908
170860 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170860)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 19-20 [details]
page(s): 19-20 [details]
Type locality contained in Ross Sea
type locality contained in Ross Sea [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. Suberites microstomus var. stellatus Kirkpatrick, 1908. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=170860 on 2025-05-28
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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original description
Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 19-20 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 89 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Burton, M. (1932). Sponges. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 6: 237-392, pls 48-57.
page(s): 336 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hentschel, E. (1914). Monaxone Kieselschwämme und Hornschwämme der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition.</em> 15 (1): 35-141, pls IV-VIII.
page(s): 52 [details]
page(s): 19-20 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 89 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Burton, M. (1932). Sponges. <em>Discovery Reports.</em> 6: 237-392, pls 48-57.
page(s): 336 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hentschel, E. (1914). Monaxone Kieselschwämme und Hornschwämme der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition.</em> 15 (1): 35-141, pls IV-VIII.
page(s): 52 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype BMNH 1908.2.5.113 &114, geounit Ross Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Synonymy The variety was described by Kirkpatrick from Winter Quarters, Antarctic, approximate coordinates 77.8333°S 166°E, depth 238 m (syntypes BMNH 1908.2.5.113–114). The variety differs from the typical variety described by Ridley & Dendy (1887: 199, pl. XLI fig. 3, from the region between Kerguelen and Heard Island, Challenger Exped. Stat.150, 52.0667°S 71.3667°E, depth 274 m, holotype BMNH 1887.5.2.86) in the greater thickness of the spicules (>20 μm vs. up to 15 μm in the typical variety) and having ‘stellar’ oscules vs. rounded oscules in the type. These differences appear quite small (Hentschel complained he could not see the ‘stellate’ oscules, Burton only listed the variety from South Georgia). For the time being Van Soest (2024: 89) proposed to merge the varieties into a single species, to be namedSuberites microstomus Ridley & Dendy, 1887. [details]
