World Register of Deep-Sea species - Acanthascus (Acanthascus) malacus Reiswig, 2014

Deep-Sea taxon details

Acanthascus (Acanthascus) malacus Reiswig, 2014

AphiaID

1651795 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1651795)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Acanthascus (Acanthascus) Schulze, 1886

Original name

Acanthascus malacus Reiswig, 2014

Synonymised names

Acanthascus malacus Reiswig, 2014 · alternative representation

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Acanthascus malacus Reiswig, 2014) Reiswig, H.M. (2014). Six new species of glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida) from the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 94 (02): 267-284., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315413000210
page(s): 281-282 [details] Available for editors

Type data

Holotype (of Acanthascus malacus Reiswig, 2014) RBCM...

Holotype (of Acanthascus malacus Reiswig, 2014) RBCM 010-00190-005, geounit North American Pacific Fijordland [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. Acanthascus (Acanthascus) malacus Reiswig, 2014. 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=1651795 on 2026-09-25

Thematic species database citation

Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Acanthascus (Acanthascus) malacus Reiswig, 2014. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651795 on 2026-09-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-04-04 10:22:41Z

created

Dohrmann, Martin

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original description (of Acanthascus malacus Reiswig, 2014) Reiswig, H.M. (2014). Six new species of glass sponges (Porifera: Hexactinellida) from the north-eastern Pacific Ocean. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 94 (02): 267-284., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315413000210
page(s): 281-282 [details] Available for editors

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype (of Acanthascus malacus Reiswig, 2014) RBCM 010-00190-005, geounit North American Pacific Fijordland [details]

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