WoRMS name details
Esperiopsis macrosigma var. novaezealandiae Dendy, 1924
168364 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168364)
unaccepted (status change)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dendy, A. (1924). Porifera. Part I. Non-Antarctic sponges. Natural History Report. <em>British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition, 1910 (Zoology).</em> 6 (3): 269-392, pls I-XV.
page(s): 341 [details]
page(s): 341 [details]
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Holotype BMNH 1923.10.1.110, geounit Three Kings-North...
Holotype BMNH 1923.10.1.110, geounit Three Kings-North Cape [details]
Status The variety was described by Dendy from Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, 34.1667°S 172.0833°E, depth 183 m (holotype...
Status The variety was described by Dendy from Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, 34.1667°S 172.0833°E, depth 183 m (holotype BMNH 1923.10.1.110). It was also reported as forma by Lévi & Lévi (1983: 959, fig. 21) from New Caledonia. It was erected as a Pacific member of the North Atlantic species E. macrosigma Stephens (1916: 235; 1921: 9, pl. II fig. 4, from the W coast of Ireland, 50.6167–50.7°N 11.3–11.5333°W, depth 457–991 m, syntype in the National Museum of Ireland, Natural History, with type slide BMNH 1953.11.11.81). The existence of a species with such a disjunct distribution (Ireland vs New Zealand and New Caledonia) is unlikely to be valid, and there are also spicule size differences, notably the isochelae of the Irish variety have a third category much larger (125 μm) than those of the Pacific specimens (60–80 μm). Van Soest (2024: 67) proposed to elevate the Pacific variety to the rank of distinct species as Esperiopsis novaezealandiae Dendy, 1924. [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Esperiopsis macrosigma var. novaezealandiae Dendy, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168364 on 2024-08-15
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original description
Dendy, A. (1924). Porifera. Part I. Non-Antarctic sponges. Natural History Report. <em>British Antarctic (Terra Nova) Expedition, 1910 (Zoology).</em> 6 (3): 269-392, pls I-XV.
page(s): 341 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 67 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bergquist, P.R.; Fromont, P.J. (1988). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Porifera, Demospongiae, Part 4 Poecilosclerida. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 96: 1-197.
page(s): 27 [details]
additional source Lévi, C.; Lévi, P. (1983). Démosponges bathyales récoltées par le N/O‘Vauban' au sud de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> (4, A) 5(4): 931-997., available online at http://bionames.org/bionames-archive/issn/0181-0626/5/931.pdf
page(s): 959; note: As forma novaezealandiae. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 341 [details]
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basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 67 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bergquist, P.R.; Fromont, P.J. (1988). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Porifera, Demospongiae, Part 4 Poecilosclerida. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 96: 1-197.
page(s): 27 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
additional source Lévi, C.; Lévi, P. (1983). Démosponges bathyales récoltées par le N/O‘Vauban' au sud de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.</em> (4, A) 5(4): 931-997., available online at http://bionames.org/bionames-archive/issn/0181-0626/5/931.pdf
page(s): 959; note: As forma novaezealandiae. [details] Available for editors
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Holotype BMNH 1923.10.1.110, geounit Three Kings-North Cape [details]
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Status The variety was described by Dendy from Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, 34.1667°S 172.0833°E, depth 183 m (holotype BMNH 1923.10.1.110). It was also reported as forma by Lévi & Lévi (1983: 959, fig. 21) from New Caledonia. It was erected as a Pacific member of the North Atlantic species E. macrosigma Stephens (1916: 235; 1921: 9, pl. II fig. 4, from the W coast of Ireland, 50.6167–50.7°N 11.3–11.5333°W, depth 457–991 m, syntype in the National Museum of Ireland, Natural History, with type slide BMNH 1953.11.11.81). The existence of a species with such a disjunct distribution (Ireland vs New Zealand and New Caledonia) is unlikely to be valid, and there are also spicule size differences, notably the isochelae of the Irish variety have a third category much larger (125 μm) than those of the Pacific specimens (60–80 μm). Van Soest (2024: 67) proposed to elevate the Pacific variety to the rank of distinct species as Esperiopsis novaezealandiae Dendy, 1924. [details]