World Porifera Database - Species - Iophon proximus (Ridley, 1881)

Porifera name details

Iophon proximus (Ridley, 1881)

AphiaID

1731874 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1731874)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (agreement in gender)

Accepted name

Iophon proximum (Ridley, 1881)

Rank

Species

Parent

Iophon Gray, 1867

Original name

Alebion proximum Ridley, 1881

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Variety Iophon proximus var. reticularis Hentschel, 1914 accepted as Iophon reticulare Hentschel, 1914 (jujnior synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Alebion proximum Ridley, 1881) Ridley, S.O. (1881). XI. Spongida. Horny and Siliceous Sponges of Magellan Straits, S.W. Chili, and Atlantic off SW Brazil. in: Account of the Zoological Collections made during the Survey of H.M.S. 'Alert' in the Straits of Magellan and on the Coast of Patagonia. Gunther, A. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 107-141, pls X-XI.
page(s): 119-120 [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. Iophon proximus (Ridley, 1881). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1731874 on 2025-05-30

Taxonomic edit history

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2024-01-25 10:03:14Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Sources (2)

original description (of Alebion proximum Ridley, 1881) Ridley, S.O. (1881). XI. Spongida. Horny and Siliceous Sponges of Magellan Straits, S.W. Chili, and Atlantic off SW Brazil. in: Account of the Zoological Collections made during the Survey of H.M.S. 'Alert' in the Straits of Magellan and on the Coast of Patagonia. Gunther, A. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 107-141, pls X-XI.
page(s): 119-120 [details]

new combination reference Hentschel, E. (1914). Monaxone Kieselschwämme und Hornschwämme der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition. 15 (1): 35-141, pls IV-VIII.
page(s): 89 [details]