World Porifera Database - Species - Holascus ancoratus (Lendenfeld, 1915)

Porifera taxon details

Holascus ancoratus (Lendenfeld, 1915)

AphiaID

171911 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171911)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Holascus Schulze, 1886

Original name

Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915

Synonymised names

Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915 · unaccepted (genus name is junior synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1915). The Sponges. 3. Hexactinellida. In: Reports on the Scientific Results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross', from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., Commanding, and of other expeditions of the 'Albatross', 1891-1899 (29). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 42 (2): 1-396, pls. 1-109. [details]

Type data

Holotype (of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) MCZ...

Holotype (of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) MCZ PORa-9263, geounit Guayaquil [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. Holascus ancoratus (Lendenfeld, 1915). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=171911 on 2026-09-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2010-05-25 18:35:58Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description (of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1915). The Sponges. 3. Hexactinellida. In: Reports on the Scientific Results of the Expedition to the Eastern Tropical Pacific, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross', from October, 1904, to March, 1905, Lieut. Commander L.M. Garrett, U.S.N., Commanding, and of other expeditions of the 'Albatross', 1891-1899 (29). Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 42 (2): 1-396, pls. 1-109. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype (of Holascella ancorata Lendenfeld, 1915) MCZ PORa-9263, geounit Guayaquil [details]

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