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Amorphilla Thiele, 1898

Hymeniacidon perlevis at San Antonio Oeste (Rio Negro, Argentina)
Hymeniacidon perlevis at San Antonio Oeste (Rio Negro, Argentina)

184573  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:184573)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Suberitida (Order)
  7. Halichondriidae (Family)
  8. Amorphilla (Genus)
 unaccepted (junior synonym)
Genus
Spongia sanguinea Grant, 1826 accepted as Hymeniacidon perlevis (Montagu, 1814) (type by original designation)

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  1. Species Amorphilla adhaerens Thiele, 1898 accepted as Hymeniacidon halichondroides (Thiele, 1898) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  2. Species Amorphilla compressa Thiele, 1898 accepted as Hymeniacidon halichondroides (Thiele, 1898) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  3. Species Amorphilla halichondroides Thiele, 1898 accepted as Hymeniacidon halichondroides (Thiele, 1898) (genus transfer)
  4. Species Amorphilla papillosa Thiele, 1898 accepted as Hymeniacidon halichondroides (Thiele, 1898) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  5. Species Amorphilla penicillata Thiele, 1898 accepted as Hymeniacidon halichondroides (Thiele, 1898) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  6. Species Amorphilla renieriformis Thiele, 1898 accepted as Hymeniacidon halichondroides (Thiele, 1898) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Thiele, J. (1898). Studien über pazifische Spongien. I. Japanische Demospongien. Zoologica. <em>Original-Abhandlungen aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Zoologie. Stuttgart.</em> 24(1): 1-72, pls I-VIII.
page(s): 44-45 [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. Amorphilla Thiele, 1898. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=184573 on 2026-06-14
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2005-12-12 17:12:35Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-02-02 18:34:03Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2007-08-24 14:11:24Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2021-08-23 07:20:12Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole

original description Thiele, J. (1898). Studien über pazifische Spongien. I. Japanische Demospongien. Zoologica. <em>Original-Abhandlungen aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Zoologie. Stuttgart.</em> 24(1): 1-72, pls I-VIII.
page(s): 44-45 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Erpenbeck, D.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Halichondriidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 787-816. <em>In Hooper, JN. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum NY, 1708 + xvliii.</em> ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_84 [details] Full text PDF

basis of record Erpenbeck, D.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002[2004]). Family Halichondriidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 787-815. <em>In Hooper, JN. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum NY, 1708 + xvliii.</em> ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
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