WoRMS name details
Aka de Laubenfels, 1936
131850 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131850)
unaccepted (preoccupied by insect genus Aka White, 1879)
Genus
Acca insidiosa Johnson, 1899 accepted as Siphonodictyon insidiosum (Johnson, 1899) (type by original designation)
- Species Aka trachys de Laubenfels, 1954 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Aka brevitubulata (Pang, 1973) accepted as Siphonodictyon brevitubulatum Pang, 1973 (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to original name.)
- Species Aka cachacrouensis (Rützler, 1971) accepted as Siphonodictyon cachacrouense Rützler, 1971 (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to original name.)
- Species Aka coralliirubri Calcinai, Cerrano & Bavestrello, 2007 accepted as Siphonodictyon coralliirubri (Calcinai, Cerrano & Bavestrello, 2007) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka coralliophaga (Stephens, 1915) accepted as Spongosorites coralliophaga (Stephens, 1915) (genus transfer)
- Species Aka coralliphaga (Rützler, 1971) accepted as Siphonodictyon coralliphagum Rützler, 1971 (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to original name.)
- Species Aka coralliphagum (Rützler, 1971) accepted as Siphonodictyon coralliphagum Rützler, 1971 (Spelling variety of A. coralliphaga. Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka cryptica Carballo, Hepburn, Nava, Cruz-Barraza & Bautista-Guerrero, 2007 accepted as Siphonodictyon crypticum (Carballo, Hepburn, Nava, Cruz-Barraza & Bautista-Guerrero, 2007) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka densa (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Siphonodictyon densum (Schmidt, 1870) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka diagonoxea Thomas, 1968 accepted as Siphonodictyon diagonoxeum (Thomas, 1968) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka infesta (Johnson, 1889) accepted as Siphonodictyon infestum (Johnson, 1899) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka insidiosa (Johnson, 1899) accepted as Siphonodictyon insidiosum (Johnson, 1899) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka labyrinthica (Hancock, 1849) accepted as Siphonodictyon labyrinthicum (Hancock, 1849) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka laccadivensis (Thomas, 1989) accepted as Zyzzya fuliginosa (Carter, 1879) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Species Aka maldiviensis Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000 accepted as Siphonodictyon maldiviense (Calcinai, Cerrano, Sarà & Bavestrello, 2000) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka microterebrans Calcinai, Cerrano & Bavestrello, 2007 accepted as Siphonodictyon microterebrans (Calcinai, Cerrano & Bavestrello, 2007) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka minuta Thomas, 1972 accepted as Siphonodictyon minutum (Thomas, 1972) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka mucosa (Bergquist, 1965) accepted as Siphonodictyon mucosum Bergquist, 1965 (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to original name.)
- Species Aka nodosa (Hancock, 1849) accepted as Siphonodictyon nodosum (Hancock, 1849) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka paratypica Fromont, 1993 accepted as Siphonodictyon paratypicum (Fromont, 1993) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka rodens (Johnson, 1899) accepted as Siphonodictyon insidiosum (Johnson, 1899) (junior synonym)
- Species Aka ruetzleri Calcinai, Cerrano & Bavestrello, 2007 accepted as Siphonodictyon ruetzleri (Calcinai, Cerrano & Bavestrello, 2007) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka siphona (de Laubenfels, 1949) accepted as Siphonodictyon siphonum (de Laubenfels, 1949) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka terebrans (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Siphonodictyon terebrans (Schmidt, 1870) (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
- Species Aka xamaycaensis (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) accepted as Siphonodictyon xamaycaense Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 (Junior homonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22.
page(s): 155 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 155 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy Preoccupied by Aka White, 1879 (Hemiptera)
Taxonomy Preoccupied by Aka White, 1879 (Hemiptera) [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. Aka de Laubenfels, 1936. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131850 on 2026-07-01
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original description
Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22.
page(s): 155 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Rützler, K.; Stone, S.M. (1986). Discovery and significance of Albany Hancock's microscope preparations of excavating sponges (Porifera:Hadromerida: Clionidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99 (4): 658-675. [details]
page(s): 155 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Rützler, K.; Stone, S.M. (1986). Discovery and significance of Albany Hancock's microscope preparations of excavating sponges (Porifera:Hadromerida: Clionidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99 (4): 658-675. [details]
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additional source
Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Phloeodictyidae Carter, 1882. Pp. 893-905. <i>In</i>: 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 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_94 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Schönberg, C.H.L.; Beuck, L. (2007). Where Topsent went wrong: <i>Aka infesta</i> a.k.a. <i>Aka labyrinthica</i> (Demospongiae: Phloeodictyidae) and implications for other <i>Aka</i> species. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 87, 1459–1476., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407058249 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Phloeodictyidae Carter, 1882. Pp. 893-905. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
[request]additional source Schönberg, C.H.L.; Beuck, L. (2007). Where Topsent went wrong: <i>Aka infesta</i> a.k.a. <i>Aka labyrinthica</i> (Demospongiae: Phloeodictyidae) and implications for other <i>Aka</i> species. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 87, 1459–1476., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315407058249 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Phloeodictyidae Carter, 1882. Pp. 893-905. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
[request]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]
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Taxonomy Preoccupied by Aka White, 1879 (Hemiptera) [details]
