Porifera taxon details
Myxilla (Myxilla) burtoni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
1423784 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1423784)
accepted
Species
Myxilla (Myxilla) dendyi Burton, 1959 · unaccepted (preoccupied)
Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 · unaccepted (subgenus assignment and preoccupied)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 23 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 23 [details] Available for editors
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Nomenclature Here we cite Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 22-23) explanation for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla...
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla...
Nomenclature Here we cite Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 22-23) explanation for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959.
1. Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892: 202 (type locality Oligocene strata near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand). Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is known only from isolated chelae spicules in the Lower Tertiary sediments from Otago, New Zealand. It is the senior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 (ICZN Art. 57.2).
2. Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959: 231 (type locality off North coast of Somalia, Gulf of Aden). Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 is a junior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 (the latter based solely on records of fossil spicules from the Tertiary sediments near Otago, New Zealand, and not synonymous with Burton’s (1959: 231) Recent species from the Gulf of Aden), for which a replacement name was required (ICZN Art. 59.1).
3. Summary: Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is maintained as the senior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 (ICZN Art. 57.2). Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 is a junior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and in the absence of synonyms required a new name (ICZN Art. 57.2, 59.1 & 60.3), for which Myxilla (Myxilla) burtoni nom. nov. was proposed, named after Maurice Burton. [details]
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959.
1. Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892: 202 (type locality Oligocene strata near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand). Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is known only from isolated chelae spicules in the Lower Tertiary sediments from Otago, New Zealand. It is the senior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 (ICZN Art. 57.2).
2. Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959: 231 (type locality off North coast of Somalia, Gulf of Aden). Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 is a junior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 (the latter based solely on records of fossil spicules from the Tertiary sediments near Otago, New Zealand, and not synonymous with Burton’s (1959: 231) Recent species from the Gulf of Aden), for which a replacement name was required (ICZN Art. 59.1).
3. Summary: Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is maintained as the senior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 (ICZN Art. 57.2). Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 is a junior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and in the absence of synonyms required a new name (ICZN Art. 57.2, 59.1 & 60.3), for which Myxilla (Myxilla) burtoni nom. nov. was proposed, named after Maurice Burton. [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. Myxilla (Myxilla) burtoni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1423784 on 2025-05-10
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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): 23 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959) Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 231-232 [details]
additional source (of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959) Thomas, P.A. (1973). Marine Demospongiae of Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale. Sciences zoologiques.</em> (203): 1-96, pls 1-8. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 28-29 [details]
page(s): 23 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959) Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 231-232 [details]
additional source (of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959) Thomas, P.A. (1973). Marine Demospongiae of Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale. Sciences zoologiques.</em> (203): 1-96, pls 1-8. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 28-29 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Here we cite Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 22-23) explanation for the nomen novum.Removal of homonymy between Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959.
1. Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892: 202 (type locality Oligocene strata near Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand). Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is known only from isolated chelae spicules in the Lower Tertiary sediments from Otago, New Zealand. It is the senior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 (ICZN Art. 57.2).
2. Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959: 231 (type locality off North coast of Somalia, Gulf of Aden). Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 is a junior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 (the latter based solely on records of fossil spicules from the Tertiary sediments near Otago, New Zealand, and not synonymous with Burton’s (1959: 231) Recent species from the Gulf of Aden), for which a replacement name was required (ICZN Art. 59.1).
3. Summary: Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 is maintained as the senior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 (ICZN Art. 57.2). Myxilla dendyi Burton, 1959 is a junior primary homonym of Myxilla dendyi† Hinde & Holmes, 1892 and in the absence of synonyms required a new name (ICZN Art. 57.2, 59.1 & 60.3), for which Myxilla (Myxilla) burtoni nom. nov. was proposed, named after Maurice Burton. [details]
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