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Isodictya simulans var. cancellata Carter, 1887

195494  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:195494)

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Carter, H.J. (1887). Report on the Marine Sponges, chiefly from King Island, in the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 21(127-128): 61-84, pls 5-7.
page(s): 69-70 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Lectotype  BMNH 1887.4.26.2, geounit Andaman Sea Coral Coast  
Lectotype BMNH 1887.4.26.2, geounit Andaman Sea Coral Coast [details]
Homonymy Carter described eight specimens from the north east side of King’s Island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar,...  
Homonymy Carter described eight specimens from the north east side of King’s Island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, approximate coordinates 12.58 N 98.42E, as Isodictya simulans (Johnston, 1842, originally as Halichondria) with local varietal and subvarietal names. Since Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans (Johnston, 1842) is currently a well established European species (see De Weerdt 1986: 97) it is judged to be unlikely that the Andaman Sea Coral Coast specimens belong to it and accordingly the varieties are elevated to species rank. Four specimens were named var. cancellata and a wet type specimen of this is kept in the Natural History Museum London, BMNH 1887.4.26.2, here selected as lectotype. Three of the four specimens were named subvariety fusca and one subvariety albida. The subvarieties are excluded as available taxa by ICZN art. 45.5 and are not eligible for regulation under the Code. Since the two subvarieties are similar thin crusts with only a difference in the intensity of their brown color, their specimens are likely members of the single species Haliclona cancellata (Carter, 1887). This combination is preoccupied by Mi>Haliclona cancellata (Sowerby, 1806: 131, as Spongia), which was reassigned as a nomen oblitum (ICZN art. 23.9.2) by Van Soest et al. (2020: 15, case 14) to the synonymy of Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea (Grant, 1826: 204 as Spongia). Since both cancellata species belong to the same genus Van Soest (2024: 37) proposed Haliclona
merguiensis
nom.nov. for Carter’s species in accordance with ICZN art. 59.1. [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. Isodictya simulans var. cancellata Carter, 1887. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=195494 on 2024-03-28
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original description Carter, H.J. (1887). Report on the Marine Sponges, chiefly from King Island, in the Mergui Archipelago, collected for the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, by Dr. John Anderson, F.R.S., Superintendent of the Museum. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society, Zoology.</em> 21(127-128): 61-84, pls 5-7.
page(s): 69-70 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

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): 37 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Lectotype BMNH 1887.4.26.2, geounit Andaman Sea Coral Coast [details]
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Homonymy Carter described eight specimens from the north east side of King’s Island in the Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar, approximate coordinates 12.58 N 98.42E, as Isodictya simulans (Johnston, 1842, originally as Halichondria) with local varietal and subvarietal names. Since Haliclona (Haliclona) simulans (Johnston, 1842) is currently a well established European species (see De Weerdt 1986: 97) it is judged to be unlikely that the Andaman Sea Coral Coast specimens belong to it and accordingly the varieties are elevated to species rank. Four specimens were named var. cancellata and a wet type specimen of this is kept in the Natural History Museum London, BMNH 1887.4.26.2, here selected as lectotype. Three of the four specimens were named subvariety fusca and one subvariety albida. The subvarieties are excluded as available taxa by ICZN art. 45.5 and are not eligible for regulation under the Code. Since the two subvarieties are similar thin crusts with only a difference in the intensity of their brown color, their specimens are likely members of the single species Haliclona cancellata (Carter, 1887). This combination is preoccupied by Mi>Haliclona cancellata (Sowerby, 1806: 131, as Spongia), which was reassigned as a nomen oblitum (ICZN art. 23.9.2) by Van Soest et al. (2020: 15, case 14) to the synonymy of Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea (Grant, 1826: 204 as Spongia). Since both cancellata species belong to the same genus Van Soest (2024: 37) proposed Haliclona
merguiensis
nom.nov. for Carter’s species in accordance with ICZN art. 59.1. [details]