WoRMS taxon details
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) arcticus (Hansen, 1885)
134398 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134398)
accepted
Species
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) arcticus var. groenlandicus Burton, 1928 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Caulophacus arcticus (Hansen, 1885) · alternative representation
Caulophacus arcticus var. groenlandicus Burton, 1928 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Hyalonema arcticum Hansen, 1885 · unaccepted (genus transfer and subgenus assignment)
- Variety Caulophacus (Caulophacus) arcticus var. groenlandicus Burton, 1928 accepted as Caulophacus (Caulophacus) arcticus (Hansen, 1885) (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hyalonema arcticum Hansen, 1885) Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map.
page(s): 19 [details]
page(s): 19 [details]
Type locality contained in Southern Norway
type locality contained in Southern Norway [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Caulophacus (Caulophacus) arcticus (Hansen, 1885). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134398 on 2026-02-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Hyalonema arcticum Hansen, 1885) Hansen, G.A. (1885). Spongiadae. The Norwegian North-Atlantic Expedition 1876-1878. <em>Zoology.</em> 13: 1-26, pls I-VII, 1 map.
page(s): 19 [details]
original description (of Caulophacus arcticus var. groenlandicus Burton, 1928) Burton, M. (1928). Hexactinellida. <em>Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 6 (4): 1-18. [details]
original description (of Caulophacus (Caulophacus) arcticus var. groenlandicus Burton, 1928) Burton, M. (1928). Hexactinellida. <em>Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 6 (4): 1-18. [details]
page(s): 19 [details]
original description (of Caulophacus arcticus var. groenlandicus Burton, 1928) Burton, M. (1928). Hexactinellida. <em>Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 6 (4): 1-18. [details]
original description (of Caulophacus (Caulophacus) arcticus var. groenlandicus Burton, 1928) Burton, M. (1928). Hexactinellida. <em>Danish Ingolf Expedition.</em> 6 (4): 1-18. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Tabachnick, K.R. (2014). Deep-sea fauna of European seas: An annotated species check-list of benthic invertebrates living deeper than 2000 m in the seas bordering Europe. Porifera. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 11 (1): 231–239., available online at https://doi.org/10.15298/invertzool.11.1.21 [details] Available for editors 
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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 Tabachnick, K.R.; Collins, A.G. (2008). Glass sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida) of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 4: 25-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000701847848 [details] Available for editors [request]
[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]
additional source Tabachnick, K.R.; Collins, A.G. (2008). Glass sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida) of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 4: 25-47., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000701847848 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) (from synonym Caulophacus arcticus (Hansen, 1885))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Caulophacus arcticus (Hansen, 1885))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caulophacus arcticus) (from synonym Caulophacus arcticus (Hansen, 1885))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Caulophacus arcticus (Hansen, 1885))
To PESI (from synonym Hyalonema arcticum Hansen, 1885)
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Caulophacus arcticus (Hansen, 1885))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caulophacus arcticus) (from synonym Caulophacus arcticus (Hansen, 1885))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Caulophacus arcticus (Hansen, 1885))
To PESI (from synonym Hyalonema arcticum Hansen, 1885)
To PESI
From editor or global species database
