Porifera taxon details
Arabescula parasitica Carter, 1873
171113 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171113)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Carter, H.J. (1873). On the Hexactinellidae and Lithistidae generally, and particularly on the Aphrocallistidae, <i>Aulodictyon</i>, and <i>Farreae</i>, together with Facts elicited from their Deciduous Structures and Descriptions respectively of Three New Species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 12(71): 349-373, 437-472, pls. XIII-XVII.
page(s): 464 [details]
page(s): 464 [details]
Type locality contained in Celtic Seas
type locality contained in Celtic Seas [details]
Distribution Carter (1873c) also records this from the seas around the Seychelles.
Distribution Carter (1873c) also records this from the seas around the Seychelles. [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. Arabescula parasitica Carter, 1873. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=171113 on 2025-04-23
original description
Carter, H.J. (1873). On the Hexactinellidae and Lithistidae generally, and particularly on the Aphrocallistidae, <i>Aulodictyon</i>, and <i>Farreae</i>, together with Facts elicited from their Deciduous Structures and Descriptions respectively of Three New Species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 12(71): 349-373, 437-472, pls. XIII-XVII.
page(s): 464 [details]
basis of record Pisera, A.; Lévi, C. (2002). Lithistids <i>incertae sedis</i>. Pp. 384-387. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Pisera, A.; Lévi, C. (2002 [2004]). Lithistids incertae sedis. Pp. 384-387. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers) NY.</em> 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 464 [details]
basis of record Pisera, A.; Lévi, C. (2002). Lithistids <i>incertae sedis</i>. Pp. 384-387. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Pisera, A.; Lévi, C. (2002 [2004]). Lithistids incertae sedis. Pp. 384-387. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers) NY.</em> 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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Distribution Carter (1873c) also records this from the seas around the Seychelles. [details]New combination Ridley (1884) described a large leaf-shaped lithistid from Mauritius under the name Corallistes parasitica (Carter, 1873, originally as Arabescula parasitica). Pisera & Lévi (2002) stated that Ridley's transfer of Arabescula parasitica to Corallistes is incorrect and thus that Ridley's identification is a misapplication. Moreover, Ridley's description is not likely to concern a specimen of Corallistes, but presumably a specimen of Microscleroderma. Until the specimen has been re-examined we maintain Ridley's specimen as a 'taxon inquirendum'. See also Corallistes parasitica (Carter, 1873) sensu Ridely, 1884. [details]
