WoRMS name details
Alebion Gray, 1867
131858 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131858)
unaccepted (preoccupied)
Genus
Alebion proximum Ridley, 1881 accepted as Iophon proximum (Ridley, 1881) (type by original designation)
- Species Alebion piceum Vosmaer, 1882 accepted as Iophon piceum (Vosmaer, 1882) (genus transfer)
- Species Alebion proximum Ridley, 1881 accepted as Iophon proximum (Ridley, 1881) (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details] 
Homonymy Preoccupied by Alebion Krøyer, 1863 (Crustacea). Desqueyroux-Faúndez & Van Soest, 1986: 7-8, explained the synonymy of...
Homonymy Preoccupied by Alebion Krøyer, 1863 (Crustacea). Desqueyroux-Faúndez & Van Soest, 1986: 7-8, explained the synonymy of Alebion Gray with Iophon Gray. Ridley (1881) as first revisor selected Alebion Gray as senior genus name for species currently accepted in genus Iophon. Subsequently, Ridley discovered the name Alebion was preoccupied by Kryer, 1863 (Crustacea) and selected Iophon as genus name (see Ridley & Dendy, 1886), ignoring the fact that Menyllus Gray, an additional synonym of Iophon had page priority. However, also Menyllus Gray turned out to be preoccupied by Menyllus Pascoe, 1864 (Coeloptera). Since then, Iophon has become the established name for the genus. [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Alebion Gray, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131858 on 2026-06-30
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Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. pp. 412-431. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_51 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. Pp. 412–431. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. pp. 412-431. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Volume 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_51 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Family Acarnidae Dendy, 1922. Pp. 412–431. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
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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]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]
From editor or global species database
Homonymy Preoccupied by Alebion Krøyer, 1863 (Crustacea). Desqueyroux-Faúndez & Van Soest, 1986: 7-8, explained the synonymy of Alebion Gray with Iophon Gray. Ridley (1881) as first revisor selected Alebion Gray as senior genus name for species currently accepted in genus Iophon. Subsequently, Ridley discovered the name Alebion was preoccupied by Kryer, 1863 (Crustacea) and selected Iophon as genus name (see Ridley & Dendy, 1886), ignoring the fact that Menyllus Gray, an additional synonym of Iophon had page priority. However, also Menyllus Gray turned out to be preoccupied by Menyllus Pascoe, 1864 (Coeloptera). Since then, Iophon has become the established name for the genus. [details]
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