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Acanthascus Schulze, 1886

171966  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171966)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Hexactinellida (Class)
  5. Hexasterophora (Subclass)
  6. Lyssacinosida (Order)
  7. Rossellidae (Family)
  8. Acanthascus (Genus)
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  1. Subgenus Acanthascus (Acanthascus) Schulze, 1886
    1. Species Acanthascus (Acanthascus) alani Ijima, 1898
    2. Species Acanthascus (Acanthascus) cactus Schulze, 1886
    3. Species Acanthascus (Acanthascus) koltuni Reiswig & Stone, 2013
    4. Species Acanthascus (Acanthascus) malacus Reiswig, 2014
    5. Species Acanthascus (Acanthascus) pachyderma Okada, 1932
    6. Species Acanthascus (Acanthascus) platei Schulze, 1899
    7. Species Acanthascus (Acanthascus) profundus Koltun, 1967
    8. Species Acanthascus (Acanthascus) sacculus Ferrer Hernández, 1932
  2. Subgenus Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) Schulze, 1886
    1. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) arcticus (Brøndsted, 1916)
    2. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) asper (Schulze, 1899)
    3. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) australis (Topsent, 1901)
    4. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) baculifer (Schulze, 1904)
    5. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) bidentatus (Okada, 1932)
    6. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) borealis (Okada, 1932)
    7. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) capillatus (Ijima, 1897)
    8. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) dawsoni (Lambe, 1893)
    9. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) gomezi (Tabachnick & Fromont, 2019)
    10. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) heteraster (Okada, 1932)
    11. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) lophodigitatus (Kirkpatrick, 1901)
    12. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) mirabilis (Schulze, 1899)
    13. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) mollis (Schulze, 1886)
    14. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) monstraster (Tabachnick, 1994)
    15. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) nodulosus (Schulze, 1899)
    16. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) tener (Schulze, 1899)
    17. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) tenuis (Schulze, 1899)
    18. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) trichotis (Reiswig, 2018)
    19. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) unguiculatus (Ijima, 1904)
    20. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) victor (Ijima, 1897)
    21. Species Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) plumodigitatus (Kirkpatrick, 1902) accepted as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) lophodigitatus (Kirkpatrick, 1901) (junior synonym)
  3. Subgenus Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) Ijima, 1897
    1. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) affinis (Ijima, 1904)
    2. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) celebesianus (Ijima, 1927)
    3. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) dowlingi (Lambe, 1893)
    4. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) entacanthus (Ijima, 1904)
    5. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) fasciculatus (Schulze, 1899)
    6. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) fuca (Tabachnick, 1989)
    7. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) glaber (Ijima, 1897)
    8. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) hamatus (Lendenfeld, 1915)
    9. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) heteractinus (Ijima, 1897)
    10. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) microchetus (Ijima, 1898)
    11. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) pamelaturnerae (Reiswig, 2018)
    12. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) pleorhaphides (Ijima, 1897)
    13. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) psilosus (Reiswig & Stone, 2013)
    14. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) roeperi (Schulze, 1886)
    15. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) rugocruciatus (Okada, 1932)
    16. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) solidus (Schulze, 1899)
    17. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) tubulosus (Ijima, 1904)
    18. Species Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) tylotus (Reiswig & Stone, 2013)
  4. Species Acanthascus affinis (Ijima, 1904) accepted as Staurocalyptus affinis Ijima, 1904 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) affinis (Ijima, 1904) (reverted genus transfer)
  5. Species Acanthascus arcticus (Brøndsted, 1916) accepted as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) arcticus (Brøndsted, 1916) (reverted genus transfer)
  6. Species Acanthascus asper (Schulze, 1899) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus asper Schulze, 1899 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) asper (Schulze, 1899) (reverted genus transfer)
  7. Species Acanthascus australis (Topsent, 1901) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus australis Topsent, 1901 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) australis (Topsent, 1901) (reverted genus transfer)
  8. Species Acanthascus baculifer (Schulze, 1904) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus baculifer Schulze, 1904 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) baculifer (Schulze, 1904) (reverted genus transfer)
  9. Species Acanthascus bidentatus (Okada, 1932) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus bidentatus Okada, 1932 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) bidentatus (Okada, 1932) (reverted genus transfer)
  10. Species Acanthascus borealis (Okada, 1932) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus borealis Okada, 1932 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) borealis (Okada, 1932) (reverted genus transfer)
  11. Species Acanthascus capillatus (Ijima, 1897) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus capillatus Ijima, 1897 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) capillatus (Ijima, 1897) (reverted genus transfer)
  12. Species Acanthascus celebesianus (Ijima, 1927) accepted as Staurocalyptus celebesianus Ijima, 1927 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) celebesianus (Ijima, 1927) (reverted genus transfer)
  13. Species Acanthascus dawsoni (Lambe, 1893) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni (Lambe, 1893) represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) dawsoni (Lambe, 1893) (reverted genus transfer)
  14. Species Acanthascus dowlingi (Lambe, 1893) accepted as Staurocalyptus dowlingi (Lambe, 1893) represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) dowlingi (Lambe, 1893) (reverted genus transfer)
  15. Species Acanthascus dubius Schulze, 1886 accepted as Rossella dubia (Schulze, 1886) (genus transfer)
  16. Species Acanthascus entacanthus (Ijima, 1904) accepted as Staurocalyptus entacanthus Ijima, 1904 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) entacanthus (Ijima, 1904) (reverted genus transfer)
  17. Species Acanthascus fasciculatus (Schulze, 1899) accepted as Staurocalyptus fasciculatus Schulze, 1899 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) fasciculatus (Schulze, 1899) (reverted genus transfer)
  18. Species Acanthascus fuca (Tabachnick, 1989) accepted as Staurocalyptus fuca Tabachnick, 1989 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) fuca (Tabachnick, 1989) (reverted genus transfer)
  19. Species Acanthascus glaber (Ijima, 1897) accepted as Staurocalyptus glaber Ijima, 1897 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) glaber (Ijima, 1897) (reverted genus transfer)
  20. Species Acanthascus grossularia Schulze, 1886 accepted as Rossella antarctica Carter, 1872 (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  21. Species Acanthascus hamatus (Lendenfeld, 1915) accepted as Staurocalyptus hamatus Lendenfeld, 1915 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) hamatus (Lendenfeld, 1915) (reverted genus transfer)
  22. Species Acanthascus heteractinus (Ijima, 1897) accepted as Staurocalyptus heteractinus Ijima, 1897 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) heteractinus (Ijima, 1897) (reverted genus transfer)
  23. Species Acanthascus heteraster (Okada, 1932) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus heteraster Okada, 1932 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) heteraster (Okada, 1932) (reverted genus transfer)
  24. Species Acanthascus microchetus (Ijima, 1898) accepted as Staurocalyptus microchetus Ijima, 1898 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) microchetus (Ijima, 1898) (reverted genus transfer)
  25. Species Acanthascus mirabilis (Schulze, 1899) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus mirabilis Schulze, 1899 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) mirabilis (Schulze, 1899) (reverted genus transfer)
  26. Species Acanthascus mollis (Schulze, 1886) accepted as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) mollis (Schulze, 1886) (status change)
  27. Species Acanthascus monstraster (Tabachnick, 1994) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus monstraster Tabachnick, 1994 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) monstraster (Tabachnick, 1994) (reverted genus transfer)
  28. Species Acanthascus nealus de Laubenfels, 1942 accepted as Schaudinnia rosea (Fristedt, 1887) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  29. Species Acanthascus nodulosus (Schulze, 1899) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus nodulosus Schulze, 1899 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) nodulosus (Schulze, 1899) (reverted genus transfer)
  30. Species Acanthascus pleorhaphides (Ijima, 1897) accepted as Staurocalyptus pleorhaphides Ijima, 1897 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) pleorhaphides (Ijima, 1897) (reverted genus transfer)
  31. Species Acanthascus plumodigitatus (Kirkpatrick, 1901) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus plumodigitatus Kirkpatrick, 1902 accepted as Rhabdocalyptus lophodigitatus Kirkpatrick, 1901 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) lophodigitatus (Kirkpatrick, 1901) (reverted genus transfer & junior synonym)
  32. Species Acanthascus profundum Koltun, 1967 accepted as Acanthascus profundus Koltun, 1967 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) profundus Koltun, 1967 (disagreement in gender)
  33. Species Acanthascus roeperi (Schulze, 1886) accepted as Staurocalyptus roeperi (Schulze, 1886) represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) roeperi (Schulze, 1886) (reverted genus transfer)
  34. Species Acanthascus rugocruciatus (Okada, 1932) accepted as Staurocalyptus rugocruciatus Okada, 1932 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) rugocruciatus (Okada, 1932) (reverted genus transfer)
  35. Species Acanthascus solidus (Schulze, 1899) accepted as Staurocalyptus solidus Schulze, 1899 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) solidus (Schulze, 1899) (reverted genus transfer)
  36. Species Acanthascus tener (Schulze, 1899) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus tener Schulze, 1899 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) tener (Schulze, 1899) (reverted genus transfer)
  37. Species Acanthascus tenuis (Schulze, 1899) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus tenuis (Schulze, 1899) represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) tenuis (Schulze, 1899) (reverted genus transfer)
  38. Species Acanthascus tubulosus (Ijima, 1904) accepted as Staurocalyptus tubulosus Ijima, 1904 represented as Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus) tubulosus (Ijima, 1904) (reverted genus transfer)
  39. Species Acanthascus unguiculatus (Ijima, 1904) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus unguiculatus Ijima, 1904 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) unguiculatus (Ijima, 1904) (reverted genus transfer)
  40. Species Acanthascus victor (Ijima, 1897) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus victor Ijima, 1897 represented as Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) victor (Ijima, 1897) (reverted genus transfer)
  41. Species Acanthascus alani Ijima, 1898 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) alani Ijima, 1898
  42. Species Acanthascus cactus Schulze, 1886 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) cactus Schulze, 1886
  43. Species Acanthascus koltuni Reiswig & Stone, 2013 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) koltuni Reiswig & Stone, 2013
  44. Species Acanthascus malacus Reiswig, 2014 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) malacus Reiswig, 2014
  45. Species Acanthascus pachyderma Okada, 1932 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) pachyderma Okada, 1932
  46. Species Acanthascus platei Schulze, 1899 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) platei Schulze, 1899
  47. Species Acanthascus profundus Koltun, 1967 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) profundus Koltun, 1967
  48. Species Acanthascus sacculus Ferrer Hernández, 1932 represented as Acanthascus (Acanthascus) sacculus Ferrer Hernández, 1932
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Schulze, F.E. (1886). Über den Bau und das System der Hexactinelliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (Physikalisch-Mathematische Classe).</em> 1-97.
page(s): 48-49 [details] OpenAccess publication

Schulze, F.E. (1887). Report on the Hexactinellida collected by H.M.S. ‘Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 21 (part 53): 1-514, pl. 1-104., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-53/README.htm
page(s): 145 [details] OpenAccess publication
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. Acanthascus Schulze, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171966 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature

original description Schulze, F.E. (1886). Über den Bau und das System der Hexactinelliden. <em>Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (Physikalisch-Mathematische Classe).</em> 1-97.
page(s): 48-49 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description Schulze, F.E. (1887). Report on the Hexactinellida collected by H.M.S. ‘Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 21 (part 53): 1-514, pl. 1-104., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-53/README.htm
page(s): 145 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002). Family Rossellidae Schulze, 1885. pp. 1441-1505. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (2002) Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges. (2 volumes) (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Tabachnick, K.R. (2002 [2004]). Family Rossellidae Schulze, 1885. pp. 1441-1505. <i>In</i>: 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 Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

status source Reiswig, H.M.; Stone, R.P. (2013). New glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida) from deep waters of the central Aleutian Islands, Alaska. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3628: 1-64., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3628.1.1 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

status source Tabachnick, K.R.; Menshenina, L.L.; Ehrlich, H. (2023). Rossellidae (Porifera: Hexactinellida) from the Bering Sea and off Bering Island. <em>Invertebrate Zoology.</em> 20: 57-89., available online at https://kmkjournals.com/journals/Inv_Zool/IZ_Index_Volumes/IZ_20/IZ_20_1_057_089
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Other

additional source Ijima, I. (1904). Studies on the Hexactinellida. Contribution IV. (Rossellidae). <em>Journal of the College of Sciences, Imperial University of Tokyo.</em> 18 (7): 1-307, pls I-XXIII.
page(s): 139-140 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Schulze, F.E. (1897). Revision des Systemes der Asconematiden und Rosselliden. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin.</em> 1: 520-558.
page(s): 551 [details] OpenAccess publication

 
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