WoRMS taxon details
Dercitus Gray, 1867
132013 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132013)
accepted
Genus
Halina bucklandi Bowerbank, 1858 accepted as Dercitus (Dercitus) bucklandi (Bowerbank, 1858) (type by original designation)
Subgenus Dercitus (Dercitus) Gray, 1867
Subgenus Dercitus (Halinastra) Laubenfels, 1936
Species Dercitus abyssi (Carter, 1873) accepted as Thrombus abyssi (Carter, 1873) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus incertus (Kirkpatrick, 1903) accepted as Triptolemma incertum (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
Species Dercitus lithistinus (Schmidt, 1880) accepted as Calthropella (Pachataxa) lithistina (Schmidt, 1880) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus loricatus Lebwohl, 1914 accepted as Pachastrella loricata (Lebwohl, 1914) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus niger Carter, 1871 accepted as Dercitus (Dercitus) bucklandi (Bowerbank, 1858) (junior synonym)
Species Dercitus xanthus Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010 accepted as Theonella xantha (Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus bucklandi (Bowerbank, 1858) represented as Dercitus (Dercitus) bucklandi (Bowerbank, 1858) (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus occultus Hentschel, 1909 represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) occultus Hentschel, 1909 (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus pauper Sollas, 1902 represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) pauper Sollas, 1902 (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus plicatus (Schmidt, 1868) represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) plicatus (Schmidt, 1868) (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus reptans Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997 represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) reptans Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997 (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus simplex (Carter, 1880) represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) simplex (Carter, 1880) (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus syrmatitus de Laubenfels, 1930 represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) syrmatitus de Laubenfels, 1930 (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus natalensis (Burton, 1926) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Subgenus Dercitus (Halinastra) Laubenfels, 1936
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) arubensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) berau van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) exostoticus (Schmidt, 1868)
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) japonensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) luteus (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986)
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) sibogae van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
Subgenus Dercitus (Stoeba) Sollas, 1888» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) berau van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) exostoticus (Schmidt, 1868)
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) japonensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) luteus (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986)
» Species Dercitus (Halinastra) sibogae van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) bahamensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) bangkae Calcinai, Bastari, Makapedua & Cerrano, 2017
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) dissimilis (Sarà, 1959)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) extensus (Dendy, 1905)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) fijiensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) latex (Moraes & Muricy, 2007)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) lesinensis (Lendenfeld, 1894)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) occultus Hentschel, 1909
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) pauper Sollas, 1902
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) plicatus (Schmidt, 1868)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) pseudodiscorhabda Santos & Pinheiro, 2016
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) reptans Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) senegalensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) simplex (Carter, 1880)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) syrmatitus de Laubenfels, 1930
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) verdensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) xanthus Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010 accepted as Theonella xantha (Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010) (genus transfer)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) bangkae Calcinai, Bastari, Makapedua & Cerrano, 2017
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) dissimilis (Sarà, 1959)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) extensus (Dendy, 1905)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) fijiensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) latex (Moraes & Muricy, 2007)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) lesinensis (Lendenfeld, 1894)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) occultus Hentschel, 1909
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) pauper Sollas, 1902
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) plicatus (Schmidt, 1868)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) pseudodiscorhabda Santos & Pinheiro, 2016
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) reptans Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) senegalensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) simplex (Carter, 1880)
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) syrmatitus de Laubenfels, 1930
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) verdensis van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010
» Species Dercitus (Stoeba) xanthus Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010 accepted as Theonella xantha (Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus abyssi (Carter, 1873) accepted as Thrombus abyssi (Carter, 1873) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus incertus (Kirkpatrick, 1903) accepted as Triptolemma incertum (Kirkpatrick, 1903)
Species Dercitus lithistinus (Schmidt, 1880) accepted as Calthropella (Pachataxa) lithistina (Schmidt, 1880) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus loricatus Lebwohl, 1914 accepted as Pachastrella loricata (Lebwohl, 1914) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus niger Carter, 1871 accepted as Dercitus (Dercitus) bucklandi (Bowerbank, 1858) (junior synonym)
Species Dercitus xanthus Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010 accepted as Theonella xantha (Sutcliffe, Hooper & Pitcher, 2010) (genus transfer)
Species Dercitus bucklandi (Bowerbank, 1858) represented as Dercitus (Dercitus) bucklandi (Bowerbank, 1858) (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus occultus Hentschel, 1909 represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) occultus Hentschel, 1909 (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus pauper Sollas, 1902 represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) pauper Sollas, 1902 (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus plicatus (Schmidt, 1868) represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) plicatus (Schmidt, 1868) (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus reptans Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997 represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) reptans Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997 (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus simplex (Carter, 1880) represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) simplex (Carter, 1880) (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus syrmatitus de Laubenfels, 1930 represented as Dercitus (Stoeba) syrmatitus de Laubenfels, 1930 (subgenus assignment)
Species Dercitus natalensis (Burton, 1926) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
masculine
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.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2023). World Porifera Database. Dercitus Gray, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132013 on 2023-09-27
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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]
taxonomy source Cárdenas, P.; Xavier, J.R.; Reveillaud, J.; Schander, C.; Rapp, H.T. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 6 (4), e18318., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Beglinger, E.J.; de Voogd, N.J. (2010). Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho-)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). <em>Zookeys.</em> 68: 1-88. [details]
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]
additional source Maldonado, M. (2002). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <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 Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Maldonado, M. (2002[2004]). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors [request]
taxonomy source Cárdenas, P.; Xavier, J.R.; Reveillaud, J.; Schander, C.; Rapp, H.T. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 6 (4), e18318., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Beglinger, E.J.; de Voogd, N.J. (2010). Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho-)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). <em>Zookeys.</em> 68: 1-88. [details]
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]
additional source Maldonado, M. (2002). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <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 Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0. [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Maldonado, M. (2002[2004]). Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875. Pp.141-162. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest,R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York.</em> 1708+xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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