World Porifera Database - Species - Azorica Carter, 1873

AfReMaS name details

Azorica Carter, 1873

AphiaID

132085 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132085)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted name

Leiodermatium Schmidt, 1870

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Azorica pfeifferae Carter, 1873 accepted as Leiodermatium pfeifferae (Carter, 1873)

Parent

Azoricidae Sollas, 1888

Original name

Azorica Carter, 1873

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Species Azorica pfeifferae Carter, 1873 accepted as Leiodermatium pfeifferae (Carter, 1873) (genus transfer)

Environment

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

Original description

Carter, H.J. (1873). On the Hexactinellidae and Lithistidae generally, and particularly on the Aphrocallistidae, Aulodictyon, and Farreae, together with Facts elicited from their Deciduous Structures and Descriptions respectively of Three New Species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4) 12(71): 349-373, 437-472, pls. XIII-XVII. [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. Azorica Carter, 1873. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132085 on 2025-05-02

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Azorica Carter, 1873. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132085 on 2025-05-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2006-02-01 19:04:21Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2006-11-11 18:20:00Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2018-01-14 09:59:08Z

changed

Boury-Esnault, Nicole

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Sources (4)

original description Carter, H.J. (1873). On the Hexactinellidae and Lithistidae generally, and particularly on the Aphrocallistidae, Aulodictyon, and Farreae, together with Facts elicited from their Deciduous Structures and Descriptions respectively of Three New Species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (4) 12(71): 349-373, 437-472, pls. XIII-XVII. [details]

basis of record Pisera, A.; Lévi, C. (2002). Family Azoricidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 352-355. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors

basis of record Pisera, A.; Lévi, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Azoricidae Sollas, 1888. Pp. 352-355. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (2002 [2004]) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers) NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]