Deep-Sea taxon details
Ircinia Nardo, 1833
131751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131751)
accepted
Genus
Hircinia Nardo, 1834 · unaccepted (unjustified emendation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Nardo, G.D. (1833). Auszug aus einem neuen System der Spongiarien,wonach bereits die Aufstellung in der Universitäts-Sammlung zu Padua gemacht ist. Pp. 519-523. <em>In: Isis, oder Encyclopädische Zeitung Coll. (Oken: Jena).</em> [details] 
Taxonomy All Nardo's 1833 Ircinia names are nomina nuda. Pronzato et al. (2004) proposed to indicate Ircinia spongiastrum as type...
Taxonomy All Nardo's 1833 Ircinia names are nomina nuda. Pronzato et al. (2004) proposed to indicate Ircinia spongiastrum as type species. This is very likely a growth form of the common Adriatic species Ircinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862). This type species designation counteracts earlier attempts at type species designation by a.o. De Laubenfels (1948) and Cook & Bergquist (2002) which involved species not originally included in Ircinia when Nardo erected the genus. [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Ircinia Nardo, 1833. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131751 on 2026-09-06
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ircinia Nardo, 1833. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131751 on 2026-09-06
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Nardo, G.D. (1833). Auszug aus einem neuen System der Spongiarien,wonach bereits die Aufstellung in der Universitäts-Sammlung zu Padua gemacht ist. Pp. 519-523. <em>In: Isis, oder Encyclopädische Zeitung Coll. (Oken: Jena).</em> [details]
original description (of Hircinia Nardo, 1834) Nardo, G. D. (1834). De Spongiis. <em>Isis (Oken).</em> 714-716. [details]
basis of record Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R. (2002 [2004]). Family Irciniidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 1022-1027. <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 Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
basis of record Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R. (2002). Family Irciniidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 1022-1027. <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 Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_99 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bergquist, P.R. (1980). A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (class Demospongiae). <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 7 (4): 443-503., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1980.11760680
page(s): 464-466 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fol, H. (1890). On the Anatomy of Horny Sponges belonging to the Genus <i>Hircinia</i>, and on a new Genus. <i>The Annals and Magazine of natural History, 6: 172-174</i>. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694019
page(s): 172 [details]
additional source Garrone, R.; Vacelet, J.; Pavans de Ceccatty, M; Junqua, S.; Robert , L..; Huc, A. (1973). Une formation de collagène particulière: les filaments des éponges cornées <i>Ircinia</i>. Etude ultrastructurale, physico-chimique & biochimique. <i>Journal de Microscopie</i>. 17: 241-260. [details] Available for editors
additional source Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1948). The order Keratosa of the phylum Porifera. A monographic study. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 3: 1-217.
page(s): 65-66 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pronzato, R.; Malva, R.; Manconi, R. (2004). The taxonomic status of <i>Ircinia fasciculata</i>, <i>Ircinia felix</i>, and <i>Ircinia variabilis</i> (Dictyoceratida, Irciinidae). <i>In</i>: Pansini M, Pronzato R, Bavestrello G, Manconi R, Sarà M (eds) Sponge Science in the New Millenium. Papers contributed to the VI International Sponge Conference Rapallo (Italy) 29 September – 5 October 2002. <em>Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici della Univertità di Genova.</em> 68: 553-563. [details] Available for editors
additional source Vacelet, J. (1959). Répartition générale des éponges et systématique des éponges cornées de la région de Marseille et de quelques stations méditerranéennes. <em>Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume.</em> 16 (26): 39-101, pls 1-3.
page(s): 89 [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]
original description (of Hircinia Nardo, 1834) Nardo, G. D. (1834). De Spongiis. <em>Isis (Oken).</em> 714-716. [details]
basis of record Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R. (2002 [2004]). Family Irciniidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 1022-1027. <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 Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
basis of record Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R. (2002). Family Irciniidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 1022-1027. <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 Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_99 [details] Available for editors
additional source Bergquist, P.R. (1980). A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (class Demospongiae). <em>New Zealand Journal of Zoology.</em> 7 (4): 443-503., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1980.11760680
page(s): 464-466 [details] Available for editors
additional source Fol, H. (1890). On the Anatomy of Horny Sponges belonging to the Genus <i>Hircinia</i>, and on a new Genus. <i>The Annals and Magazine of natural History, 6: 172-174</i>. , available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222939008694019
page(s): 172 [details]
additional source Garrone, R.; Vacelet, J.; Pavans de Ceccatty, M; Junqua, S.; Robert , L..; Huc, A. (1973). Une formation de collagène particulière: les filaments des éponges cornées <i>Ircinia</i>. Etude ultrastructurale, physico-chimique & biochimique. <i>Journal de Microscopie</i>. 17: 241-260. [details] Available for editors
additional source Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1948). The order Keratosa of the phylum Porifera. A monographic study. <em>Occasional Papers of the Allan Hancock Foundation.</em> 3: 1-217.
page(s): 65-66 [details] Available for editors
additional source Pronzato, R.; Malva, R.; Manconi, R. (2004). The taxonomic status of <i>Ircinia fasciculata</i>, <i>Ircinia felix</i>, and <i>Ircinia variabilis</i> (Dictyoceratida, Irciinidae). <i>In</i>: Pansini M, Pronzato R, Bavestrello G, Manconi R, Sarà M (eds) Sponge Science in the New Millenium. Papers contributed to the VI International Sponge Conference Rapallo (Italy) 29 September – 5 October 2002. <em>Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici della Univertità di Genova.</em> 68: 553-563. [details] Available for editors
additional source Vacelet, J. (1959). Répartition générale des éponges et systématique des éponges cornées de la région de Marseille et de quelques stations méditerranéennes. <em>Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume.</em> 16 (26): 39-101, pls 1-3.
page(s): 89 [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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy All Nardo's 1833 Ircinia names are nomina nuda. Pronzato et al. (2004) proposed to indicate Ircinia spongiastrum as type species. This is very likely a growth form of the common Adriatic species Ircinia variabilis (Schmidt, 1862). This type species designation counteracts earlier attempts at type species designation by a.o. De Laubenfels (1948) and Cook & Bergquist (2002) which involved species not originally included in Ircinia when Nardo erected the genus. [details]Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | センイカイメン属 | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ircinia)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005551.PR)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 005551.PR)
To ITIS
Unreviewed
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