World Porifera Database - Species - Psammocinia compacta (Poléjaeff, 1884)

WoRMS taxon details

Psammocinia compacta (Poléjaeff, 1884)

AphiaID

165066 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165066)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Psammocinia Lendenfeld, 1889

Original name

Cacospongia compacta Poléjaeff, 1884

Synonymised names

Cacospongia compacta Poléjaeff, 1884 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

Hircinia (Psammocinia) compacta (Poléjaeff, 1884) · unaccepted (genus transfer)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Cacospongia compacta Poléjaeff, 1884) Poléjaeff, N. (1884). Report on the Keratosa collected by H.M.S.‘Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 11 (part 31), 1–88, pl. 1-10., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-31/README.htm
page(s): 64-65 [details]

Type data

Holotype (of Cacospongia compacta Poléjaeff, 1884)...

Holotype (of Cacospongia compacta Poléjaeff, 1884) BMNH 1885.8.8.39, geounit Eastern Brazil [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. Psammocinia compacta (Poléjaeff, 1884). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165066 on 2025-04-28

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2008-04-29 18:00:07Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cacospongia compacta Poléjaeff, 1884) Poléjaeff, N. (1884). Report on the Keratosa collected by H.M.S.‘Challenger' during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 11 (part 31), 1–88, pl. 1-10., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-31/README.htm
page(s): 64-65 [details]

basis of record Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R. (1998). Revision of the genus Psammocinia (Porifera: Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida), with six new species from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 32: 399-426.
page(s): 403-404 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. Museu Nacional, Série Livros. 300 pp.
page(s): 59 [details] Available for editors

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Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype (of Cacospongia compacta Poléjaeff, 1884) BMNH 1885.8.8.39, geounit Eastern Brazil [details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cacospongia compacta Poléjaeff, 1884)