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Pione abyssorum (Carter, 1874)

184986  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:184986)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cliona abyssorum Carter, 1874) Carter, H.J. (1874). Descriptions and Figures of Deep-sea Sponges and their Spicules from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S.‘Porcupine', chiefly in 1869; with Figures and Descriptions of some remarkable Spicules from the Agulhas Shoal and Colon, Panama. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 14 (79): 207-221, 245-257, pls.XIII-XV.
page(s): 249-250 [details] OpenAccess publication
Status Based on the spicule combination of subtylostyles, smooth oxeas and helical microstrongyles the species should be a...  
Status Based on the spicule combination of subtylostyles, smooth oxeas and helical microstrongyles the species should be a Spiroxya, rather than a Pione. Carter (1974) and Topsent (1904) already stated that the present species resembles other Spiroxya spp. [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.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Pione abyssorum (Carter, 1874). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=184986 on 2025-05-07
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2005-12-12 19:27:27Z
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2008-03-06 11:40:43Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Cliona abyssorum Carter, 1874) Carter, H.J. (1874). Descriptions and Figures of Deep-sea Sponges and their Spicules from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S.‘Porcupine', chiefly in 1869; with Figures and Descriptions of some remarkable Spicules from the Agulhas Shoal and Colon, Panama. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 14 (79): 207-221, 245-257, pls.XIII-XV.
page(s): 249-250 [details] OpenAccess publication

From editor or global species database
Status Based on the spicule combination of subtylostyles, smooth oxeas and helical microstrongyles the species should be a Spiroxya, rather than a Pione. Carter (1974) and Topsent (1904) already stated that the present species resembles other Spiroxya spp. [details]


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