Deep-Sea taxon details
Sycon Risso, 1827
131723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131723)
accepted
Genus
Scypha Gray, 1821 · unaccepted (nomen oblitum)
- Species Sycon abyssale Borojevic & Graat-Kleeton, 1965
- Species Sycon ciliatum (Fabricius, 1780)
- Species Sycon escanabense Duplessis & Reiswig, 2000
- Species Sycon faulkneri Ilan, Gugel, Galil & Janussen, 2003
- Species Sycon raphanus Schmidt, 1862
- Species Sycon escanabensis Duplessis & Reiswig, 2000 accepted as Sycon escanabense Duplessis & Reiswig, 2000 (agreement in gender)
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]
page(s): 368 [details]
Status The genus name Sycon Risso, 1827 is preoccupied by Scypha S.F. Gray, 1821. Van Soest & Klautau (2021) proposed to the ICZN...
Status The genus name Sycon Risso, 1827 is preoccupied by Scypha S.F. Gray, 1821. Van Soest & Klautau (2021) proposed to the ICZN to conserve the name Sycon over the unused name Scypha. [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. Sycon Risso, 1827. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131723 on 2026-04-21
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Sycon Risso, 1827. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131723 on 2026-04-21
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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]
original description (of Scypha Gray, 1821) Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British Plants. Volume I. Baldwin, London: i-xxvii, 1-821, 21 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30086635 [details]
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
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
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]
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
page(s): 368 [details]
original description (of Scypha Gray, 1821) Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British Plants. Volume I. Baldwin, London: i-xxvii, 1-821, 21 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30086635 [details]
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
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
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]
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
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Status The genus name Sycon Risso, 1827 is preoccupied by Scypha S.F. Gray, 1821. Van Soest & Klautau (2021) proposed to the ICZN to conserve the name Sycon over the unused name Scypha. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | hairy tube-sponges | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Sycon)
To Genbank (from synonym Scypha Gray, 1821)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 006917.PR)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007319.PR) (from synonym Scypha Gray, 1821)
To ITIS
To Genbank (from synonym Scypha Gray, 1821)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 006917.PR)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007319.PR) (from synonym Scypha Gray, 1821)
To ITIS
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