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Sycon Risso, 1827

131723  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131723)

accepted
Genus
Sycon humboldti Risso, 1827 (type by monotypy)

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  1. Species Sycon abyssale Borojevic & Graat-Kleeton, 1965
  2. Species Sycon acanthoxea (Little, 1963)
  3. Species Sycon album Tanita, 1942
  4. Species Sycon ampulla (Haeckel, 1870)
  5. Species Sycon ancora Klautau, Imesek, Azevedo, Plese, Nikolic & Cetkovic, 2016
  6. Species Sycon antarcticum (Jenkin, 1908)
  7. Species Sycon australe (Jenkin, 1908)
  8. Species Sycon avus Chagas & Cavalcanti, 2017
  9. Species Sycon barbadense (Schuffner, 1877)
  10. Species Sycon bellum Chagas & Cavalcanti, 2017
  11. Species Sycon boreale (Schuffner, 1877)
  12. Species Sycon brasiliense Borojevic, 1971
  13. Species Sycon caissarum Pereira, Azevedo, Hajdu, Cavalcanti & Klautau, 2025
  14. Species Sycon calcaravis Hôzawa, 1929
  15. Species Sycon caminatum Thacker, 1908
  16. Species Sycon capricorn Wörheide & Hooper, 2003
  17. Species Sycon carteri Dendy, 1893
  18. Species Sycon ciliatum (Fabricius, 1780)
  19. Species Sycon coactum (Urban, 1906)
  20. Species Sycon compactum Lambe, 1893
  21. Species Sycon conulosum Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018
  22. Species Sycon crassapicale Pereira, Azevedo, Hajdu, Cavalcanti & Klautau, 2025
  23. Species Sycon cylindricum Tanita, 1942
  24. Species Sycon defendens Borojevic, 1967
  25. Species Sycon digitiforme Hôzawa, 1929
  26. Species Sycon dunstervillia (Haeckel, 1872)
  27. Species Sycon eglintonense Lambe, 1900
  28. Species Sycon elegans (Bowerbank, 1845)
  29. Species Sycon ensiferum Dendy, 1893
  30. Species Sycon escanabense Duplessis & Reiswig, 2000
  31. Species Sycon faulkneri Ilan, Gugel, Galil & Janussen, 2003
  32. Species Sycon formosum (Haeckel, 1870)
  33. Species Sycon frustulosum Borojevic & Peixinho, 1976
  34. Species Sycon gelatinosum (Blainville, 1834)
  35. Species Sycon giganteum Dendy, 1893
  36. Species Sycon globulatum Hôzawa, 1929
  37. Species Sycon grantioides Dendy, 1916
  38. Species Sycon helleri (Lendenfeld, 1891)
  39. Species Sycon hozawai Breitfuss, 1932
  40. Species Sycon huinayense Azevedo, Hajdu, Willenz & Klautau, 2009
  41. Species Sycon humboldti Risso, 1827
  42. Species Sycon inconspicuum (Lendenfeld, 1885)
  43. Species Sycon incrustans Breitfuss, 1898
  44. Species Sycon karajakense Breitfuss, 1897
  45. Species Sycon kerguelense Urban, 1908
  46. Species Sycon lambei Dendy & Row, 1913
  47. Species Sycon lendenfeldi Row & Hôzawa, 1931
  48. Species Sycon lingua (Haeckel, 1870)
  49. Species Sycon lunulatum (Haeckel, 1872)
  50. Species Sycon luteolum Tanita, 1942
  51. Species Sycon magnapicale Cóndor-Luján, Louzada, Hajdu & Klautau, 2018
  52. Species Sycon matsushimense Tanita, 1940
  53. Species Sycon mexico Hôzawa, 1940
  54. Species Sycon minutum Dendy, 1892
  55. Species Sycon misakiensis Hôzawa, 1929
  56. Species Sycon mundulum Lambe, 1900
  57. Species Sycon munitum Jenkin, 1908
  58. Species Sycon natalense Borojevic, 1967
  59. Species Sycon okadai Hôzawa, 1929
  60. Species Sycon ornatum Kirk, 1897
  61. Species Sycon oscari Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018
  62. Species Sycon parvulum (Preiwisch, 1904)
  63. Species Sycon pedicellatum Kirk, 1897
  64. Species Sycon pentactinale Rossi, Farina, Borojevic & Klautau, 2006
  65. Species Sycon plumosum Tanita, 1943
  66. Species Sycon proboscideum (Haeckel, 1870)
  67. Species Sycon pulchrum Tanita, 1943
  68. Species Sycon quadrangulatum (Schmidt, 1868)
  69. Species Sycon ramsayi (Lendenfeld, 1885)
  70. Species Sycon raphanus Schmidt, 1862
  71. Species Sycon rotundum Tanita, 1941
  72. Species Sycon satsumensis Hôzawa, 1929
  73. Species Sycon scaldiense (Van Koolwijk, 1982)
  74. Species Sycon schmidti (Haeckel, 1872)
  75. Species Sycon schuffneri Dendy & Row, 1913
  76. Species Sycon setosum Schmidt, 1862
  77. Species Sycon simushirense Hôzawa, 1918
  78. Species Sycon stauriferum (Preiwisch, 1904)
  79. Species Sycon subhispidum (Carter, 1886)
  80. Species Sycon sycandra (Lendenfeld, 1885)
  81. Species Sycon tuba Lendenfeld, 1891
  82. Species Sycon urugamii Tanita, 1940
  83. Species Sycon verum Row & Hôzawa, 1931
  84. Species Sycon vigilans Sarà & Gaino, 1971
  85. Species Sycon villosum (Haeckel, 1870)
  86. Species Sycon yatsui Hôzawa, 1929
  87. Species Sycon arcticum (Haeckel, 1870) accepted as Grantia arctica (Haeckel, 1872) (unaccepted > nomen nudum, Nomen nudum)
  88. Species Sycon protectum Lambe, 1896 accepted as Grantia arctica (Haeckel, 1872) (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, Synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
neuter
Risso, A. (1827). Histoire Naturelle des Principales Productions de l'Europe Méridionale et Particulièrement de Celles des Environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome V. <em>Paris: F.-G. Levrault.</em> i-viii + 1-403 pp., [pls. 1-10], figs. 1-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39428259
page(s): 368 [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. Sycon Risso, 1827. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131723 on 2026-04-22
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Sycon Risso, 1827. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131723 on 2026-04-22
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2005-04-03 15:15:02Z
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2009-05-06 11:23:27Z
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2012-10-18 10:48:19Z
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2018-03-01 15:11:42Z
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2020-12-15 13:26:06Z
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2021-11-10 20:51:27Z
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original description Risso, A. (1827). Histoire Naturelle des Principales Productions de l'Europe Méridionale et Particulièrement de Celles des Environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Tome V. <em>Paris: F.-G. Levrault.</em> i-viii + 1-403 pp., [pls. 1-10], figs. 1-62., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39428259
page(s): 368 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002 [2004]). Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. Pp. 1157-11884. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds). <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY, 1708+xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Borojevic, R.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Manuel, M.; Vacelet, J. (2002). Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. Pp. 1157-1184. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_120 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

status source Van Soest, R.W.M; Klautau, M. (2021). Case 3836 – <i>Sycon</i> Risso, 1827 (Porifera, Sycettidae): proposed conservation of the genus name. <em>The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 78(2): 69-77., available online at https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v78.a023 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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