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Dictyonella Schmidt, 1868

Dictyonella obtusa
Dictyonella obtusa

131796  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131796)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Bubarida (Order)
  7. Dictyonellidae (Family)
  8. Dictyonella (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Dictyonella cactus Schmidt, 1868 accepted as Dictyonella obtusa (Schmidt, 1862) (type by subsequent designation)
Perissinella Topsent, 1928 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Phacanthina Vosmaer, 1912 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Stylotella (Perissinella) Topsent, 1928 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Dictyonella alonsoi Carballo, Uriz & García-Gómez, 1996
  2. Species Dictyonella arenosa (Rützler, 1981)
  3. Species Dictyonella chlorophyllacea Alvarez & Hooper, 2010
  4. Species Dictyonella conglomerata (Dendy, 1922)
  5. Species Dictyonella foliaformis Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
  6. Species Dictyonella funicularis (Rützler, 1981)
  7. Species Dictyonella hirta (Topsent, 1889)
  8. Species Dictyonella incisa (Schmidt, 1880)
  9. Species Dictyonella madeirensis (Topsent, 1928)
  10. Species Dictyonella marsillii (Topsent, 1893)
  11. Species Dictyonella obtusa (Schmidt, 1862)
  12. Species Dictyonella pelligera (Schmidt, 1864)
  13. Species Dictyonella australiensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1982 accepted as Scopalina australiensis (Pulitzer-Finali, 1982) (genus transfer)
  14. Species Dictyonella cactus Schmidt, 1868 accepted as Dictyonella obtusa (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
  15. Species Dictyonella dasyphylla de Laubenfels, 1954 accepted as Thrinacophora cervicornis Ridley & Dendy, 1886 (junior synonym)
  16. Species Dictyonella labyrinthica (Schmidt, 1864) accepted as Crambe crambe (Schmidt, 1862) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  17. Species Dictyonella plicata (Schmidt, 1880) accepted as Dictyonella obtusa (Schmidt, 1862) (junior synonym)
  18. Species Dictyonella problematica (de Laubenfels, 1930) accepted as Neopetrosia problematica (de Laubenfels, 1930) (genus transfer)
  19. Species Dictyonella ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) accepted as Scopalina ruetzleri (Wiedenmayer, 1977) (genus transfer)
  20. Species Dictyonella yumae Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 accepted as Axinyssa yumae (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Schmidt, O. (1868). Die Spongien der Küste von Algier. Mit Nachträgen zu den Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres (Drittes Supplement). (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-iv, 1-44, pls I-V.
page(s): 10 [details] OpenAccess publication
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. Dictyonella Schmidt, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131796 on 2025-07-15
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2007-08-18 17:45:06Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2020-12-16 10:32:25Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Nomenclature

original description Schmidt, O. (1868). Die Spongien der Küste von Algier. Mit Nachträgen zu den Spongien des Adriatischen Meeres (Drittes Supplement). (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-iv, 1-44, pls I-V.
page(s): 10 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Stylotella (Perissinella) Topsent, 1928) Topsent, E. (1928). Spongiaires de l'Atlantique et de la Méditerranée provenant des croisières du Prince Albert ler de Monaco. [Atlantic and Mediterranean sponges from the cruises of Prince Albert I of Monaco]. <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 74:1-376, pls I-XI.
page(s): 171 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Phacanthina Vosmaer, 1912) Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1912). On the Distinction between the genera <i>Axinella, Phakellia, Acanthella</i> a.o. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena, Supplement.</em> 15(1): 307-322.
page(s): 313 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Alvarez, B. (2002). Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Díaz & Pomponi, 1990. Pp. 773-786. <em>In:</em> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</em>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_83 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Alvarez, B. (2002[2004]). Family Dictyonellidae Van Soest, Díaz & Pomponi, 1990. Pp. 773-786. <em>In:</em> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) <em>Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges</em>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum, NY. 1708 + xlviii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Other

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] OpenAccess publication

 
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