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Hymeniacidon atlantica
Burton, 1948
AphiaID
165881
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165881)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Suberitida
(Order)
Halichondriidae
(Family)
Hymeniacidon
(Genus)
Hymeniacidon atlantica
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Hymeniacidon
Bowerbank, 1858
Original name
Hymeniacidon paucispicula var. atlantica
Burton, 1948
Synonymised names
Hymeniacidon paucispicula var. atlantica
Burton, 1948
·
unaccepted
(status change)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Hymeniacidon paucispicula var. atlantica
Burton, 1948
)
Burton, M. (1948). Marine sponges of Congo coast. <em>Institut Royal Colonial Belge Bulletin des Séances.</em> 19 (3): 753-758.
page(s): 757-758
[details]
Type data
Type locality contained in
Gulf of Guinea South
type locality contained in
Gulf of Guinea South
[from synonym]
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[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.
Hymeniacidon atlantica
Burton, 1948. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=165881 on 2026-07-24
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
db_admin
2006-10-13 12:35:32Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2007-08-31 18:09:44Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2021-08-22 15:28:08Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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Documented distribution (2)
Notes (1)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Hymeniacidon paucispicula var. atlantica
Burton, 1948
)
Burton, M. (1948). Marine sponges of Congo coast. <em>Institut Royal Colonial Belge Bulletin des Séances.</em> 19 (3): 753-758.
page(s): 757-758
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
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