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Porifera name details

Spongia cancellata Linnaeus, 1767

266971  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:266971)

 unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Homonymy This is a senior primary homonym of Spongia cancellata Sowerby, 1806, which is accepted as Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea...  
Homonymy This is a senior primary homonym of Spongia cancellata Sowerby, 1806, which is accepted as Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea (Grant, 1826) and of Spongia cancellata Lamarck, 1814, which is currently accepted as Echinodictyum cancellatum (Lamarck, 1814). The latter name is threatened because it is based on a junior primary homonym.
Esper (1794) provided a number of remarks and a plate (pl. VI) of what he considered as Spongia cancellata, based on his interpretation of the synonymy with Spongia fulva Pallas, 1766. It is unclear why he came to this conclusion as Pallas' sponge, now accepted as Aplysina fulva cannot be recognized in Linnaeus' description of a tubular red-colored ('ferrugineous') sponge with holes in the walls. Nevertheless, it is tempting to adopt Esper's idea, because it would make Linnaeus' species name a junior synonym of Pallas' Aplysina fulva>[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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Spongia cancellata Linnaeus, 1767. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=266971 on 2024-03-29
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2008-01-09 18:44:40Z
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2012-05-17 13:48:03Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 190-193, pl. VI [details]   

basis of record 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 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
From editor or global species database
Homonymy This is a senior primary homonym of Spongia cancellata Sowerby, 1806, which is accepted as Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea (Grant, 1826) and of Spongia cancellata Lamarck, 1814, which is currently accepted as Echinodictyum cancellatum (Lamarck, 1814). The latter name is threatened because it is based on a junior primary homonym.
Esper (1794) provided a number of remarks and a plate (pl. VI) of what he considered as Spongia cancellata, based on his interpretation of the synonymy with Spongia fulva Pallas, 1766. It is unclear why he came to this conclusion as Pallas' sponge, now accepted as Aplysina fulva cannot be recognized in Linnaeus' description of a tubular red-colored ('ferrugineous') sponge with holes in the walls. Nevertheless, it is tempting to adopt Esper's idea, because it would make Linnaeus' species name a junior synonym of Pallas' Aplysina fulva>[details]

Remark Uncertain locality and identity. Linnaeus' description in Latin is unrecognizable and he did not indicate any images or descriptions in pre-Linnaean publications. [details]


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