World Porifera Database - Species - Aulocystidae Sollas, 1887

Porifera taxon details

Aulocystidae Sollas, 1887

AphiaID

171820 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171820)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Aulocystis Schulze, 1886 accepted as Neoaulocystis Zhuravleva, 1962

Parent

Lychniscosida

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Genus Lychnocystis Reiswig, 2002
Genus Neoaulocystis Zhuravleva, 1962
Genus Aulocystis Schulze, 1886 accepted as Neoaulocystis Zhuravleva, 1962 (preoccupied)
Genus Cystispongia Schmidt, 1880 accepted as Lychnocystis Reiswig, 2002 (indeterminate)
Genus Tremabolites Zittel, 1877 accepted as Neoaulocystis Zhuravleva, 1962 (unavailable name)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Sollas, W.J. (1887). Sponges. In: Black, A. and C. (Eds), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th edition. 22. (Edinburgh). 412-429. [details]

Taxonomic 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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Aulocystidae Sollas, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=171820 on 2025-04-29

Taxonomic edit history

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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

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2006-02-09 08:03:10Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2021-09-09 11:25:26Z

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Dohrmann, Martin

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original description Sollas, W.J. (1887). Sponges. In: Black, A. and C. (Eds), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th edition. 22. (Edinburgh). 412-429. [details]

basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002). Family Aulocystidae Sollas, 1887. pp. 1378-1382. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]

basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Aulocystidae Sollas, 1887. pp. 1378-1382. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY. 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

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