Deep-Sea taxon details
Iotroata abyssi (Carter, 1874)
133837 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133837)
accepted
Species
Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874 · alternative representation (genus transfer)
Iotrochota abyssi (Carter, 1874) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874) Carter, H.J. (1874). Descriptions and Figures of Deep-sea Sponges and their Spicules from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S.‘Porcupine', chiefly in 1869; with Figures and Descriptions of some remarkable Spicules from the Agulhas Shoal and Colon, Panama. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 14 (79): 207-221, 245-257, pls.XIII-XV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937408680964
page(s): 245-246 [details]
page(s): 245-246 [details]
Holotype (of Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874) BMNH...
Holotype (of Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874) BMNH 1890.4.10.4, geounit North Sea [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. Iotroata abyssi (Carter, 1874). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133837 on 2026-08-10
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Iotroata abyssi (Carter, 1874). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133837 on 2026-08-10
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(of Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874) Carter, H.J. (1874). Descriptions and Figures of Deep-sea Sponges and their Spicules from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S.‘Porcupine', chiefly in 1869; with Figures and Descriptions of some remarkable Spicules from the Agulhas Shoal and Colon, Panama. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 14 (79): 207-221, 245-257, pls.XIII-XV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937408680964
page(s): 245-246 [details]
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]
page(s): 245-246 [details]
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
Holotype (of Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874) BMNH 1890.4.10.4, geounit North Sea [details]
Syntype (of Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874) ZMB 3100, geounit Shetland Islands [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Iotrochota abyssi (Carter, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874)
To PESI (from synonym Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Iotrochota abyssi (Carter, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874)
To PESI (from synonym Halichondria abyssi Carter, 1874)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Iotrochota abyssi (Carter, 1874))
