WoRMS taxon details
Iophon Gray, 1867
131863 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131863)
accepted
Genus
Halichondria scandens Bowerbank, 1866 represented as Iophon nigricans (Bowerbank, 1858) (type by original designation)
Alebion Gray, 1867 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
Burtonella de Laubenfels, 1928 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Dendoryx (Iophon) Gray, 1867 · unaccepted (reverted genus status)
Hymedesanisochela Bakus, 1966 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ingallia Gray, 1867 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Iophonopsis Dendy, 1924 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Iophonota Laubenfels, 1936 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Menyllus Gray, 1867 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Myxilla (Pocillon) Topsent, 1891 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Pocillon Topsent, 1891 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Species Iophon abnormalis Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Species Iophon aceratum Hentschel, 1914
- Species Iophon bipocillum Aguilar-Camacho, Carballo & Cruz-Barraza, 2013
- Species Iophon cheliferum Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Species Iophon chilense Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1996
- Species Iophon cylindricum Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Species Iophon dogieli Koltun, 1955
- Species Iophon dubium (Hansen, 1885)
- Species Iophon flabellodigitatum Kirkpatrick, 1907
- Species Iophon frigidum Lundbeck, 1905
- Species Iophon funis Topsent, 1892
- Species Iophon gaussi Hentschel, 1914
- Species Iophon gracile Hentschel, 1929
- Species Iophon hentscheli Van Soest, 2024
- Species Iophon hesperidesi Rios, Cristobo & Urgorri, 2004
- Species Iophon husvikense Goodwin, Brewin & Brickle, 2012
- Species Iophon hyndmani (Bowerbank, 1858)
- Species Iophon indentatus Wilson, 1904
- Species Iophon koltuni Morozov, Sabirov & Zimina, 2019
- Species Iophon laevistylus Dendy, 1924
- Species Iophon lamella Wilson, 1904
- Species Iophon laminale Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Species Iophon methanophila Cárdenas, 2019
- Species Iophon minor (Brøndsted, 1924)
- Species Iophon nigricans (Bowerbank, 1858)
- Species Iophon omnivorus Ridley & Dendy, 1887
- Species Iophon ostiamagna Wilson, 1904
- Species Iophon parvachela Esteves, de Paula, Lerner, Lôbo-Hajdu & Hajdu, 2018
- Species Iophon piceum (Vosmaer, 1882)
- Species Iophon pictoni Goodwin, Jones, Neely & Brickle, 2011
- Species Iophon pluricorne Topsent, 1907
- Species Iophon pommeraniae Thiele, 1903
- Species Iophon proximum (Ridley, 1881)
- Species Iophon radiatum Topsent, 1901
- Species Iophon rayae (Bakus, 1966)
- Species Iophon reticulare Hentschel, 1914
- Species Iophon roseum Goodwin, Jones, Neely & Brickle, 2016
- Species Iophon semispinosum Bergquist, 1961
- Species Iophon spinulentum (Bowerbank, 1866)
- Species Iophon terranovae Calcinai & Pansini, 2000
- Species Iophon timidum Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1996
- Species Iophon tubiforme Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1996
- Species Iophon unicorne Topsent, 1907
- Species Iophon variopocillatum Alander, 1942
- Species Iophon aceratus Hentschel, 1914 accepted as Iophon aceratum Hentschel, 1914 (agreement in gender)
- Species Iophon chelifer Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Iophon cheliferum Ridley & Dendy, 1886 (agreement in gender)
- Species Iophon cylindricus Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Iophon cylindricum Ridley & Dendy, 1886 (agreement in gender)
- Species Iophon dubius (Hansen, 1885) accepted as Iophon dubium (Hansen, 1885) (nomen corrigendum)
- Species Iophon flabellodigitatus Kirkpatrick, 1907 accepted as Iophon flabellodigitatum Kirkpatrick, 1907 (adaptation to gender of genus)
- Species Iophon frigidus Lundbeck, 1905 accepted as Iophon frigidum Lundbeck, 1905 (nomen corrigendum)
- Species Iophon implicita (Bowerbank, 1882) accepted as Iophon hyndmani (Bowerbank, 1858) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Species Iophon ingalli (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Iophon hyndmani (Bowerbank, 1858) (junior synonym)
- Species Iophon laminalis Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Iophon laminale Ridley & Dendy, 1886 (agreement in gender)
- Species Iophon major (Brøndsted, 1924) accepted as Iophon laevistylus Dendy, 1924 (junior synonym)
- Species Iophon pattersoni (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Iophon nigricans (Bowerbank, 1858) (junior synonym)
- Species Iophon piceus (Vosmaer, 1882) accepted as Iophon piceum (Vosmaer, 1882) (nomen corrigendum)
- Species Iophon pluricornis Topsent, 1907 accepted as Iophon pluricorne Topsent, 1907 (adaptation to gender of genus)
- Species Iophon proximus (Ridley, 1881) accepted as Iophon proximum (Ridley, 1881) (agreement in gender)
- Species Iophon radiatus Topsent, 1901 accepted as Iophon radiatum Topsent, 1901 (agreement in gender)
- Species Iophon scandens (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Iophon nigricans (Bowerbank, 1858) (junior synonym)
- Species Iophon semispinosus Bergquist, 1961 accepted as Iophon semispinosum Bergquist, 1961 (gender adaptation)
- Species Iophon spatulatum Kirkpatrick, 1907 accepted as Iophon unicorne Topsent, 1907 (junior synonym)
- Species Iophon spatulatus Kirkpatrick, 1907 accepted as Iophon unicorne Topsent, 1907 (adaptation to gender of genus and junior synonym)
- Species Iophon unicornis Topsent, 1907 accepted as Iophon unicorne Topsent, 1907 (agreement in gender)
- Species Iophon variopocillatus Alander, 1942 accepted as Iophon variopocillatum Alander, 1942 (agreement in gender)
- Species Iophon cupulifera (Gray, 1867) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
neuter
Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [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. Iophon Gray, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131863 on 2025-04-30
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original description
Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
original description (of Alebion Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
original description (of Iophonopsis Dendy, 1924) Dendy, A. (1924). Porifera. Part I. Non-Antarctic sponges. Natural History Report. <em>British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition, 1910 (Zoology).</em> 6 (3): 269-392, pls I-XV.
page(s): 348 [details]
original description (of Burtonella de Laubenfels, 1928) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1928). A New Genus and Species of Sponges From Puget Sound. Publications of the Puget Sound. <em>Biological Station of the University of Washington.</em> 5: 361-363. [details]
original description (of Hymedesanisochela Bakus, 1966) Bakus, G.J. (1966). Marine poeciloscleridan sponges of the San Juan Archipelago, Washington. <em>Journal of Zoology.</em> 149: 415-531, pls I-II. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Ingallia Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
original description (of Iophonota Laubenfels, 1936) 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): 63 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Menyllus Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
original description (of Pocillon Topsent, 1891) Topsent, E. (1891). Essai sur la faune des spongiaires de Roscoff. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> (2) 9(4): 523-554,pl. XXII.
page(s): 539 [details]
original description (of Pocillon Topsent, 1891) Topsent, E. (1893). Nouvelle série de diagnoses d'éponges de Roscoff et de Banyuls. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> 3) 1 (Notes et Revue 10): xxxiii-xliii. [details]
original description (of Myxilla (Pocillon) Topsent, 1891) Topsent, E. (1891). Essai sur la faune des spongiaires de Roscoff. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> (2) 9(4): 523-554,pl. XXII.
page(s): 539 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. Pp. 412–431. <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 [request]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. pp. 412-431. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Alebion Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
original description (of Iophonopsis Dendy, 1924) Dendy, A. (1924). Porifera. Part I. Non-Antarctic sponges. Natural History Report. <em>British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition, 1910 (Zoology).</em> 6 (3): 269-392, pls I-XV.
page(s): 348 [details]
original description (of Burtonella de Laubenfels, 1928) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1928). A New Genus and Species of Sponges From Puget Sound. Publications of the Puget Sound. <em>Biological Station of the University of Washington.</em> 5: 361-363. [details]
original description (of Hymedesanisochela Bakus, 1966) Bakus, G.J. (1966). Marine poeciloscleridan sponges of the San Juan Archipelago, Washington. <em>Journal of Zoology.</em> 149: 415-531, pls I-II. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ingallia Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
original description (of Iophonota Laubenfels, 1936) 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): 63 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Menyllus Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
original description (of Pocillon Topsent, 1891) Topsent, E. (1891). Essai sur la faune des spongiaires de Roscoff. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> (2) 9(4): 523-554,pl. XXII.
page(s): 539 [details]
original description (of Pocillon Topsent, 1891) Topsent, E. (1893). Nouvelle série de diagnoses d'éponges de Roscoff et de Banyuls. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> 3) 1 (Notes et Revue 10): xxxiii-xliii. [details]
original description (of Myxilla (Pocillon) Topsent, 1891) Topsent, E. (1891). Essai sur la faune des spongiaires de Roscoff. <em>Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale.</em> (2) 9(4): 523-554,pl. XXII.
page(s): 539 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. Pp. 412–431. <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
[request]basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. pp. 412-431. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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 Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [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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