Asteropus niger
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Asteropus niger Hajdu & van Soest, 1992
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: 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. Asteropus niger Hajdu & van Soest, 1992. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169791 on 2026-08-01
created: 2005-07-10T20:05:41Z
modified: 2008-06-16T15:30:27Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Asteropus niger Hajdu & van Soest, 1992
class: Demospongiae
family: Ancorinidae
genus: Asteropus
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Hajdu, E.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (1992). A revision of Atlantic Asteropus Sollas, 1888 (Demospongiae), including a description of three new species, and with a review of the family Coppatiidae Topsent, 1898. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 62 (1): 3-19.
name published in year: 1992
order: Tetractinellida
parent name usage ID: 169787
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: Hajdu & van Soest, 1992
specific epithet: niger
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted