WoRMS taxon details
Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983
1033361 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1033361)
accepted
Species
Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983 · unaccepted (correction of species name to...)
correction of species name to match gender of genus nname
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983) Hechtel, G.J. (1983). New species of marine Demospongiae from Brazil. <em>Iheringia (Zoologia).</em> 63: 58-89.
page(s): 77-78; fig 20-21 [details]
page(s): 77-78; fig 20-21 [details]
Holotype (of Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983) YPM 8968,...
Holotype (of Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983) YPM 8968, geounit Eastern Brazil [details]
Nomenclature Originally, Didiscus oxeata, here corrected to match gender of the genus name.
Nomenclature Originally, Didiscus oxeata, here corrected to match gender of the genus name. [details]
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. Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1033361 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983) Hechtel, G.J. (1983). New species of marine Demospongiae from Brazil. <em>Iheringia (Zoologia).</em> 63: 58-89.
page(s): 77-78; fig 20-21 [details]
original description (of Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1984). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 112. <i>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands</i>. 66 (199): 1-167.
page(s): 146-149 [details]
original description (of Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984) Alcolado, P.M. (1984). Nuevas especies de esponjas encontradas en Cuba [New species of sponges from Cuba]. <i>Poeyana 271</i>: 1-22 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 9-10; fig 5B & 6A [details]
basis of record Sandes, J.; Moraes, F.; Pinheiro, U.; Muricy, G. (2021). Taxonomy and distribution of <i>Didiscus</i> and <i>Myrmekioderma</i> (Demospongiae: Axinellida) off the mouths of the two largest rivers in Brazil, with description of four new species. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 51(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01168-x
page(s): 3-7 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 77-78; fig 20-21 [details]
original description (of Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1984). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 112. <i>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands</i>. 66 (199): 1-167.
page(s): 146-149 [details]
original description (of Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984) Alcolado, P.M. (1984). Nuevas especies de esponjas encontradas en Cuba [New species of sponges from Cuba]. <i>Poeyana 271</i>: 1-22 (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 9-10; fig 5B & 6A [details]
basis of record Sandes, J.; Moraes, F.; Pinheiro, U.; Muricy, G. (2021). Taxonomy and distribution of <i>Didiscus</i> and <i>Myrmekioderma</i> (Demospongiae: Axinellida) off the mouths of the two largest rivers in Brazil, with description of four new species. <em>Marine Biodiversity.</em> 51(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01168-x
page(s): 3-7 [details] Available for editors

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Díaz, M.C.; Nuttall, M.; Pomponi, S.A.; Rützler, K.; Klontz, S.; Adams, C.; Hickerson, E.L.; Schmahl, G.P. (2023). An annotated and illustrated identification guide to common mesophotic reef sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida, and Homoscleromorpha) inhabiting Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and vicinities. <em>ZooKeys.</em> 1161: 1-68., available online at https://zoobank.org/4CE0D6C5-C304-4F74-8387-FCC71F8F8AC0 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype (of Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983) YPM 8968, geounit Eastern Brazil [details]
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Originally, Didiscus oxeata, here corrected to match gender of the genus name. [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didiscus oxeatus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 39229) (from synonym Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 008968.PR) (from synonym Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Didiscus oxeatus)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record) (from synonym Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 39229) (from synonym Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 008968.PR) (from synonym Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983)