Aphia taxon details
Didiscus Dendy, 1922
131789 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131789)
accepted
Genus
Didiscus placospongioides Dendy, 1922 (type by monotypy)
- Species Didiscus aceratus (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
- Species Didiscus anisodiscus Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971
- Species Didiscus gladius Santos & Pinheiro, 2016
- Species Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983
- Species Didiscus pinheiroi Garcia, Salani, Oliveira, Santos, 2026
- Species Didiscus placospongioides Dendy, 1922
- Species Didiscus pseudodidiscoides (Corriero, Scalera-Liaci & Pronzato, 1996)
- Species Didiscus pseudoverdensis Sandes, Moraes, Pinheiro & Muricy, 2021
- Species Didiscus raraediscus Sandes, Moraes, Pinheiro & Muricy, 2021
- Species Didiscus spinoxeatus Corriero, Scalera-Liaci & Pronzato, 1997
- Species Didiscus stylifer Tsurnamal, 1969
- Species Didiscus verdensis Hiemstra & van Soest, 1991
- Species Didiscus acerata accepted as Didiscus aceratus (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) (misspelling of species name)
- Species Didiscus claviger (Kirkpatrick, 1900) accepted as Didiscus aceratus (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) (genus transfer, agreement in gender and junior synonym )
- Species Didiscus clavigerus (Kirkpatrick, 1900) accepted as Didiscus aceratus (Ridley & Dendy, 1886) (junior synonym and incorrect suffix)
- Species Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984 accepted as Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983 (junior synonym)
- Species Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984 accepted as Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983 (junior synonym)
- Species Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983 accepted as Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983 (correction of species name to match gender of genus nname)
- Species Didiscus styliferus Tsurnamal, 1969 accepted as Didiscus stylifer Tsurnamal, 1969 (adaptation of species name)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
masculine
Dendy, A. (1922). Report on the Sigmatotetraxonida collected by H.M.S.'Sealark' in the Indian Ocean. <i>In</i>: Reports of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, Vol. 7. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 18 (1): 1-164, pls 1-18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1922.tb00547.x
page(s): 134 [details]
page(s): 134 [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Didiscus Dendy, 1922. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131789 on 2026-08-29
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Dendy, A. (1922). Report on the Sigmatotetraxonida collected by H.M.S.'Sealark' in the Indian Ocean. <i>In</i>: Reports of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, Vol. 7. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 18 (1): 1-164, pls 1-18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1922.tb00547.x
page(s): 134 [details]
taxonomy source Morrow, C.; Cárdenas, P.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Picton, B.; McCormack, G.; Van Soest, R.; Collins, A.; Redmond, N.; Maggs, C.; Sigwart, J.; Allcock, L.A. (2019). Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy with the revised concept of Stelligeridae (Porifera: Demospongiae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 187 (1): 31-81., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz017
page(s): 9, 34, 35 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hiemstra, F.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1991). <i>Didiscus verdensis</i> spec. nov.(Porifera: Halichondrida) from the Cape Verde Islands, with a revision and phylogenetic classification of the genus <i>Didiscus</i>. <em>Zoölogische Mededelingen. Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden.</em> 65(1-14):39-52. [details]
additional source Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Desmoxyidae Hallmann, 1917. Pp. 755–772. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (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 Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Desmoxyidae Hallmann, 1916. pp. 755-772. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_82 [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Santos, G.G.; Pinheiro, U. (2016). A new western Atlantic species of <i>Didiscus</i> Dendy, 1922 (Porifera: Demospongiae: Halichondrida) with a key to the species of the genus. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 96 (03), 687-692., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315415000351 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 134 [details]
taxonomy source Morrow, C.; Cárdenas, P.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Picton, B.; McCormack, G.; Van Soest, R.; Collins, A.; Redmond, N.; Maggs, C.; Sigwart, J.; Allcock, L.A. (2019). Integrating morphological and molecular taxonomy with the revised concept of Stelligeridae (Porifera: Demospongiae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 187 (1): 31-81., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz017
page(s): 9, 34, 35 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hiemstra, F.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1991). <i>Didiscus verdensis</i> spec. nov.(Porifera: Halichondrida) from the Cape Verde Islands, with a revision and phylogenetic classification of the genus <i>Didiscus</i>. <em>Zoölogische Mededelingen. Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden.</em> 65(1-14):39-52. [details]
additional source Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Desmoxyidae Hallmann, 1917. Pp. 755–772. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (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 Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Desmoxyidae Hallmann, 1916. pp. 755-772. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_82 [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
identification resource Santos, G.G.; Pinheiro, U. (2016). A new western Atlantic species of <i>Didiscus</i> Dendy, 1922 (Porifera: Demospongiae: Halichondrida) with a key to the species of the genus. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 96 (03), 687-692., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315415000351 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Classification The transfer of Didiscus formerly a genus of Desmoxyidae (Hooper in the Systema Porifera) or Heteroxyidae (Morrow et al. 2019) to Raspailiidae (Morrow et al. 2019), based on sequence data of 4 Didiscus species (18S, 28S and COI, cf. a.o. Erpenbeck et al. 2011) is provisional because no sequence data are so far avaialble from the type species, Didiscus placospongioides. Because the synapomorphy of the genus, i.e. possession of didiscorhabds is unique, there is little doubt that the affiliation as a member of Raspailiidae will prove to be correct. [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didiscus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didiscus)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 004849.PR)
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didiscus)
To Genbank
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 004849.PR)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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