Porifera taxon details
Amphimedon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
166654 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166654)
accepted
Genus
Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (type by subsequent designation)
Haliclona (Amphimedon) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 · unaccepted (rank elevation)
Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Species Amphimedon aculeata Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
- Species Amphimedon aitsuensis (Hoshino, 1981)
- Species Amphimedon alata Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
- Species Amphimedon anastomosa Calcinai, Bastari, Bertolino & Pansini, 2017
- Species Amphimedon anomala (Sarà, 1978)
- Species Amphimedon brevispiculifera (Dendy, 1905)
- Species Amphimedon calyx Goodwin, Jones, Neely & Brickle, 2011
- Species Amphimedon caribica (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986)
- Species Amphimedon cellulosa (Verrill, 1907)
- Species Amphimedon chinensis (Pulitzer-Finali, 1982)
- Species Amphimedon chloros Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004
- Species Amphimedon complanata (Duchassaing, 1850)
- Species Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Species Amphimedon conferta Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
- Species Amphimedon cristata Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
- Species Amphimedon decurtata (Sarà, 1978)
- Species Amphimedon delicatula (Dendy, 1889)
- Species Amphimedon denhartogi de Voogd, 2003
- Species Amphimedon dilatata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Species Amphimedon dinae Helmy & van Soest, 2005
- Species Amphimedon elastica (Verrill, 1907)
- Species Amphimedon erina (de Laubenfels, 1936)
- Species Amphimedon estelae Santos, Docio & Pinheiro, 2014
- Species Amphimedon flexa (Pulitzer-Finali, 1982)
- Species Amphimedon hamadai Helmy & van Soest, 2005
- Species Amphimedon hispidula (Ridley, 1884)
- Species Amphimedon jalae Helmy & van Soest, 2005
- Species Amphimedon lamellata Fromont, 1993
- Species Amphimedon leprosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Species Amphimedon maresi (Sarà, 1978)
- Species Amphimedon massalis (Carter, 1886)
- Species Amphimedon micropora (Verrill, 1907)
- Species Amphimedon minuta Cuartas, 1988
- Species Amphimedon mollis (Wilson, 1902)
- Species Amphimedon nanaspiculata (Hartman, 1955)
- Species Amphimedon navalis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
- Species Amphimedon ochracea (Keller, 1889)
- Species Amphimedon palmata Calcinai & Belfiore, 2020
- Species Amphimedon paradisus Desqueyroux-Faúndez, 1989
- Species Amphimedon paraviridis Fromont, 1993
- Species Amphimedon queenslandica Hooper & van Soest, 2006
- Species Amphimedon reticulosa (Thiele, 1905)
- Species Amphimedon robusta (Carter, 1885)
- Species Amphimedon rubens (Pallas, 1766)
- Species Amphimedon rubida Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
- Species Amphimedon rubiginosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
- Species Amphimedon rudis Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
- Species Amphimedon spiculosa (Dendy, 1887)
- Species Amphimedon spinosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
- Species Amphimedon strongylata Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
- Species Amphimedon subcylindrica (Dendy, 1905)
- Species Amphimedon sulcata Fromont, 1993
- Species Amphimedon texotli Cruz-Barraza & Carballo, 2008
- Species Amphimedon trindanea (Ristau, 1978)
- Species Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
- Species Amphimedon zamboangae (Lévi, 1961)
- Species Amphimedon arborescens (Lamarck, 1814) sensu Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (genus transfer & junior synonym)
- Species Amphimedon aurantiaca (Lendenfeld, 1887) accepted as Callyspongia aurantiaca (Lendenfeld, 1887) (genus transfer)
- Species Amphimedon conica (Brøndsted, 1924) accepted as Callyspongia brondstedi Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (preoccupied)
- Species Amphimedon elastica (Kieschnick, 1898) accepted as Callyspongia elastica (Kieschnick, 1898) (genus transfer)
- Species Amphimedon excelsa (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Isodictya palmata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
- Species Amphimedon ferox Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Ectyoplasia ferox (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (genus transfer)
- Species Amphimedon nolitangere Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Neofibularia nolitangere (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (genus transfer)
- Species Amphimedon rustica (Schmidt, 1868) accepted as Pachychalina rustica Schmidt, 1868 (reverted genus transfer)
- Species Amphimedon terpenensis Fromont, 1993 accepted as Pipestela terpenensis (Fromont, 1993) (genus transfer)
- Species Amphimedon validissima (Thiele, 1905) accepted as Dasychalina validissima (Thiele, 1905) (genus transfer)
- Species Amphimedon variabilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Dysidea variabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Duchassaing de Fonbressin, P.; Michelotti, G. (1864). Spongiaires de la mer Caraibe. <em>Natuurkundige verhandelingen van de Hollandsche maatschappij der wetenschappen te Haarlem.</em> 21(2): 1-124, pls I-XXV.
page(s): 78 [details]
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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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Amphimedon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166654 on 2024-08-26
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original description
Duchassaing de Fonbressin, P.; Michelotti, G. (1864). Spongiaires de la mer Caraibe. <em>Natuurkundige verhandelingen van de Hollandsche maatschappij der wetenschappen te Haarlem.</em> 21(2): 1-124, pls I-XXV.
page(s): 78 [details]
original description (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Burton, M. (1937). Supplement to The Littoral Fauna of Krusadai Island in the Gulf of Manaar. Porifera. <em>Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum (New Series, Natural History Section).</em> 1 (2, Part 4): 1-58 pls I-IX. [details]
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]
basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]
basis of record (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record (of Haliclona (Amphimedon) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
page(s): 82 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 78 [details]
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original description (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Burton, M. (1937). Supplement to The Littoral Fauna of Krusadai Island in the Gulf of Manaar. Porifera. <em>Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum (New Series, Natural History Section).</em> 1 (2, Part 4): 1-58 pls I-IX. [details]
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basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]
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basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]
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basis of record (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record (of Haliclona (Amphimedon) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
page(s): 82 [details] Available for editors
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Grammatical gender Genus names ending in -on are to be treated as of neuter gender (ICZN art. 30.1.3), but if the name is of unexplained origin, then the gender of the assigned (type) species is to be taken as evidence for a masculine or feminine genus name (ICZN art. 30.1.4.2). Duchassaing & Michelotti did not discuss the gender of the name, nor explained its source. A search of the internet (Wikipedia) yielded the genus name as likely taken from a male person described in the classical Greek work of the Odyssea. Nevertheless, Duchassaing and Michelotti named three species, including the type species, of which the gender can be deduced as feminine (suffix -a), and four others of which no male or female gender can be deduced. It appears justified to conclude that the gender of Amphimedon is feminine. [details]
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Amphimedon)
To Genbank
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Amphimedon sp. 881)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Amphimedon sp. 881)
To ITIS
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