WoRMS taxon details
Forcepia (Forcepia) dendyi Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
1423756 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1423756)
accepted
Species
Ectoforcepia carteri (Dendy, 1896) · unaccepted (reverted genus transfer and preoccupied)
Forcepia (Forcepia) carteri Dendy, 1896 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1
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Nomenclature Here we cite Van Soest et al.'s (2020) explanation for the proposed nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Forcepia...
Removal of homonymy between Forcepia...
Nomenclature Here we cite Van Soest et al.'s (2020) explanation for the proposed nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896.
1. Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892: 195 (type locality Oligocene strata near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand). Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 known only from isolated forceps spicules in Tertiary fossil sediments found near Otago, New Zealand, is the primary senior homonym of the extant species Forcepia carteriDendy, 1896 under ICZN Art. 57.2.
2. Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896: 25 (type locality Bass Strait, Australia). Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 was designated the type species of Ectoforcepia Cabioch, 1968, subsequently synonymised back into the genus and nominal subgenus Forcepia (Forcepia) Carter, 1874 by Van Soest (2002b: 533), making it a junior primary synonym of the fossil species Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and required a new name (ICZN Art. 57.2).
3. Summary: Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is the senior primary homonym of Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 (ICZN Art. 57.2). Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 is a junior primary homonym of Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 without known synonym and therefore requires a new name (ICZN Art. 59.1 & 60.3), for which Forcepia (Forcepia) dendyi nom. nov. was proposed, named after Arthur Dendy. [details]
Removal of homonymy between Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896.
1. Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892: 195 (type locality Oligocene strata near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand). Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 known only from isolated forceps spicules in Tertiary fossil sediments found near Otago, New Zealand, is the primary senior homonym of the extant species Forcepia carteriDendy, 1896 under ICZN Art. 57.2.
2. Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896: 25 (type locality Bass Strait, Australia). Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 was designated the type species of Ectoforcepia Cabioch, 1968, subsequently synonymised back into the genus and nominal subgenus Forcepia (Forcepia) Carter, 1874 by Van Soest (2002b: 533), making it a junior primary synonym of the fossil species Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and required a new name (ICZN Art. 57.2).
3. Summary: Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is the senior primary homonym of Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 (ICZN Art. 57.2). Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 is a junior primary homonym of Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 without known synonym and therefore requires a new name (ICZN Art. 59.1 & 60.3), for which Forcepia (Forcepia) dendyi nom. nov. was proposed, named after Arthur Dendy. [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. Forcepia (Forcepia) dendyi Van Soest & Hooper, 2020. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1423756 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
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Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1
page(s): 17 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896) Dendy, A. (1896). Catalogue of Non-Calcareous Sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part II. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series).</em> 8: 14-51.
page(s): 25 [details]
page(s): 17 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896) Dendy, A. (1896). Catalogue of Non-Calcareous Sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part II. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series).</em> 8: 14-51.
page(s): 25 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Here we cite Van Soest et al.'s (2020) explanation for the proposed nomen novum.Removal of homonymy between Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896.
1. Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892: 195 (type locality Oligocene strata near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand). Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 known only from isolated forceps spicules in Tertiary fossil sediments found near Otago, New Zealand, is the primary senior homonym of the extant species Forcepia carteriDendy, 1896 under ICZN Art. 57.2.
2. Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896: 25 (type locality Bass Strait, Australia). Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 was designated the type species of Ectoforcepia Cabioch, 1968, subsequently synonymised back into the genus and nominal subgenus Forcepia (Forcepia) Carter, 1874 by Van Soest (2002b: 533), making it a junior primary synonym of the fossil species Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and required a new name (ICZN Art. 57.2).
3. Summary: Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is the senior primary homonym of Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 (ICZN Art. 57.2). Forcepia carteri Dendy, 1896 is a junior primary homonym of Forcepia carteri† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 without known synonym and therefore requires a new name (ICZN Art. 59.1 & 60.3), for which Forcepia (Forcepia) dendyi nom. nov. was proposed, named after Arthur Dendy. [details]
