WoRMS name details
Acanthacarnus souriei Lévi, 1952
178313 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178313)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Acanthacarnus Lévi, 1952 accepted as Acarnus Gray, 1867
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lévi, C. (1952). Spongiaires de la côte du Sénégal. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut français d'Afrique noire (A. Sciences naturelles).</em> 14 (1): 34-59.
page(s): 54-56; fig 18-19 [details]
page(s): 54-56; fig 18-19 [details]
Type locality contained in Sahelian Upwelling
type locality contained in Sahelian Upwelling [details]
Taxonomy Thomas' (1981) specimen reg.no.1613 from the Seychelles is attributable to Acarnus bicladotylotus. Vacelet's (1961) record...
Taxonomy Thomas' (1981) specimen reg.no.1613 from the Seychelles is attributable to Acarnus bicladotylotus. Vacelet's (1961) record of this species is attributable to Acarnus levii. Hechtel's (1965), van Soest's (1984) and Hofman & Kielman's (1992) records from the West Indies are attributable to Acarnus nicoleae. [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. Acanthacarnus souriei Lévi, 1952. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178313 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Lévi, C. (1952). Spongiaires de la côte du Sénégal. <em>Bulletin de l'Institut français d'Afrique noire (A. Sciences naturelles).</em> 14 (1): 34-59.
page(s): 54-56; fig 18-19 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Hiemstra, F. (1991). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the marine sponge genus <i>Acarnus</i> (Porifera: Poecilosclerida). <i>Beaufortia 42(3)</i>: 49-88 (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 54-56; fig 18-19 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Hiemstra, F. (1991). Taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography of the marine sponge genus <i>Acarnus</i> (Porifera: Poecilosclerida). <i>Beaufortia 42(3)</i>: 49-88 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Thomas, P.A. (1970). Studies on Indian sponges. VI. Two new records of siliceous sponges (Poecilosclerida: Tedaniidae) from the Indian region. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 12 (1-2): 43-50.
page(s): 46-47; note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Rützler, K. (1986). Phylum Porifera (Sponges). Pp. 111-126. <em>in: W. Sterrer (ed.) Marine Fauna and Flora of Bermuda. John Wiley & Sons, New York.</em> i-xxx, 1-742.
page(s): 121; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
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additional source Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 263-264; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
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additional source Lévi, C. (1959). Résultats scientifiques des Campagnes de la ‘Calypso'. Campagne de la ‘Calypso' dans le Golfe de Guinée et aux îles Principe, São Tomé et Annobon. 5. Spongiaires. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 37 (4): 115-141, pls 5-6.
page(s): 152-153; fig 25 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Thomas, P.A. (1973). Marine Demospongiae of Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale. Sciences zoologiques.</em> (203): 1-96, pls 1-8. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 30-31; note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Vacelet, J. (1961). Spongiaires (Démosponges) de la région de Bonifacio (Corse). <em>Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume.</em> 22 (36): 21-45.
page(s): 42; note: Misapplication: see van Soest et al 1991 [details]
additional source Hechtel, G.J. (1965). A systematic study of the Demospongiae of Port Royal, Jamaica. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 20: 1-103.
page(s): 40; note: Misapplication [details]
page(s): 46-47; note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Rützler, K. (1986). Phylum Porifera (Sponges). Pp. 111-126. <em>in: W. Sterrer (ed.) Marine Fauna and Flora of Bermuda. John Wiley & Sons, New York.</em> i-xxx, 1-742.
page(s): 121; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors

additional source Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 263-264; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors

additional source Lévi, C. (1959). Résultats scientifiques des Campagnes de la ‘Calypso'. Campagne de la ‘Calypso' dans le Golfe de Guinée et aux îles Principe, São Tomé et Annobon. 5. Spongiaires. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 37 (4): 115-141, pls 5-6.
page(s): 152-153; fig 25 [details] Available for editors

additional source Thomas, P.A. (1973). Marine Demospongiae of Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale. Sciences zoologiques.</em> (203): 1-96, pls 1-8. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 30-31; note: Misapplication [details]
additional source Vacelet, J. (1961). Spongiaires (Démosponges) de la région de Bonifacio (Corse). <em>Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume.</em> 22 (36): 21-45.
page(s): 42; note: Misapplication: see van Soest et al 1991 [details]
additional source Hechtel, G.J. (1965). A systematic study of the Demospongiae of Port Royal, Jamaica. <em>Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History.</em> 20: 1-103.
page(s): 40; note: Misapplication [details]





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Taxonomy Thomas' (1981) specimen reg.no.1613 from the Seychelles is attributable to Acarnus bicladotylotus. Vacelet's (1961) record of this species is attributable to Acarnus levii. Hechtel's (1965), van Soest's (1984) and Hofman & Kielman's (1992) records from the West Indies are attributable to Acarnus nicoleae. [details]Unreviewed
Holotype MNHN DCL 1259 [details]