WoRMS name details
Dictyocylindrus pykii Carter, 1879
190911 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190911)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1879). Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 3: 284-304, 343-360,pls XXV-XXVII.
page(s): 297-298 [details]
page(s): 297-298 [details]
Type locality contained in Mascarene Islands
type locality contained in Mascarene Islands [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. Dictyocylindrus pykii Carter, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=190911 on 2026-09-12
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Carter, H.J. (1879). Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 3: 284-304, 343-360,pls XXV-XXVII.
page(s): 297-298 [details]
page(s): 297-298 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Spelling The original name was pykii, but since Carter clearly states that it is named after the collector Colonel Pyke, the name is corrected to pykei in accordance with the rules of the ICZN. [details]
