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WoRMS taxon details
original description
Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1 page(s): 12 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description
(of Dictyociona atoxa Bergquist & Fromont, 1988) Bergquist, P.R.; Fromont, P.J. (1988). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Porifera, Demospongiae, Part 4 Poecilosclerida. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 96: 1-197. page(s): 105-106 [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature We cite here the explanation for the nomen novum provided by Van Soest et al. 2020: 12.
Removal of homonymy between Clathria (Microciona) atoxa (Topsent, 1928) and Clathria (Clathria) atoxa (Bergquist & Fromont, 1988).
1. Microciona gradalis var. atoxa Topsent, 1928: 299 (type locality off the Azores). Originally described as Microciona gradalis var. atoxa Topsent, 1928 it was transferred to Clathria as Clathria (Microciona) by Hooper (1996: 172, 221), and subsequently Clathria (Microciona) gradalis atoxa was elevated to full species as Clathria (Microciona) atoxa by Van Soest et al. (2013: 299). See also Microciona in Hooper (1996: 221). It is the senior secondary homonym of Clathria (Clathria) atoxa (Bergquist & Fromont, 1988) (ICZN Art. 57.3 & 57.4).
2. Dictyociona atoxa Bergquist & Fromont, 1988: 104 (type locality Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand). This species was originally described as Dictyociona atoxa Bergquist & Fromont in 1988, even though the genus Dictyociona Topsent, 1913 was already previously transferred to Clathria Schmidt, 1862 by Lévi (1960: 60). Dictyociona atoxa was still referred to by that name by Dawson (1993). This appears to be a junior homonym as Clathria atoxa was already used by Topsent (1928), and therefore this needed to be renamed (ICZN Art. 59.1).
3. Summary: Clathria (Microciona) atoxa (Topsent, 1928) is the senior secondary homonym of Clathria (Clathria) atoxa (Bergquist & Fromont, 1988) and the name is maintained (ICZN Art. 57.3 & 57.4). Clathria (Clathria) atoxa (Bergquist & Fromont, 1988) is a junior secondary homonym without known synonym and required a new name, for which Clathria (Clathria) bergquistae nom.nov. was proposed, named after Patricia Bergquist (ICZN 59.1 & 60.3). [details]
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