MSBIAS taxon details
Hamacantha (Vomerula) falcula (Bowerbank, 1874)
168431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168431)
accepted
Species
Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Bowerbank, J.S. (1874). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 3. (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-367, pls I-XCII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1871265
page(s): 207, Pl. LXXIV 1-3; 208-209; note: illustration of the type specimen [details]
page(s): 207, Pl. LXXIV 1-3; 208-209; note: illustration of the type specimen [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Hamacantha (Vomerula) falcula (Bowerbank, 1874). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025) Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168431 on 2025-05-08
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2025). Marine Species of the British Isles and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Hamacantha (Vomerula) falcula (Bowerbank, 1874). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/Msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168431 on 2025-05-08
original description
(of ) Bowerbank, J.S. (1874). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 3. (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-367, pls I-XCII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1871265
page(s): 207, Pl. LXXIV 1-3; 208-209; note: illustration of the type specimen [details]
basis of record Hajdu, E. (2002). Family Hamacanthidae Gray, 1872. pp. 665-668. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). <em>Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
basis of record Hajdu, E. (2002 [2004]). Family Hamacanthidae Gray, 1872. pp. 665-668. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
additional source Calcinai, B.; Moratti, V.; Martinelli, M.; Bavestrello, G.; Taviani, M. (2013). Uncommon sponges associated with deep coral bank and maerl habitats in the Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea). <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 80(3): 412-423., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2013.786763
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors
additional source Sitjà, C.; Maldonado, M. (2014). New and rare sponges from the deep shelf of the Alboran Island (Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3760: 141–179. [details] Available for editors
additional source Fourt, M.; Goujard, A.; Pérez, T.; Chevaldonné, P. (2017). Guide de la faune profonde de la mer Méditerranée. Explorations des roches et des canyons sous-marins des côtes françaises. <em>Patrimoines naturels. Publications scientifiques du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris.</em> 75: 1-184. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors
additional source Santín, A.; Grinyó, J.; Ambroso, S.; Uriz, M.-J.; Gori, A.; Dominguez-Carrió, C.; Gili, J.-M. (2018). Sponge assemblages on the deep Mediterranean continental shelf and slope (Menorca Channel, Western Mediterranean Sea). <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 131: 75-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2017.11.003
page(s): Supplementary data [details] Available for editors
page(s): 207, Pl. LXXIV 1-3; 208-209; note: illustration of the type specimen [details]
basis of record Hajdu, E. (2002). Family Hamacanthidae Gray, 1872. pp. 665-668. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). <em>Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors

basis of record Hajdu, E. (2002 [2004]). Family Hamacanthidae Gray, 1872. pp. 665-668. <i>In:</i> Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera - A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes).</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

additional source Calcinai, B.; Moratti, V.; Martinelli, M.; Bavestrello, G.; Taviani, M. (2013). Uncommon sponges associated with deep coral bank and maerl habitats in the Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean Sea). <em>Italian Journal of Zoology.</em> 80(3): 412-423., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2013.786763
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors

additional source Sitjà, C.; Maldonado, M. (2014). New and rare sponges from the deep shelf of the Alboran Island (Alboran Sea, Western Mediterranean). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3760: 141–179. [details] Available for editors

additional source Fourt, M.; Goujard, A.; Pérez, T.; Chevaldonné, P. (2017). Guide de la faune profonde de la mer Méditerranée. Explorations des roches et des canyons sous-marins des côtes françaises. <em>Patrimoines naturels. Publications scientifiques du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle Paris.</em> 75: 1-184. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 34 [details] Available for editors

additional source Santín, A.; Grinyó, J.; Ambroso, S.; Uriz, M.-J.; Gori, A.; Dominguez-Carrió, C.; Gili, J.-M. (2018). Sponge assemblages on the deep Mediterranean continental shelf and slope (Menorca Channel, Western Mediterranean Sea). <em>Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers.</em> 131: 75-86., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2017.11.003
page(s): Supplementary data [details] Available for editors





To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hamacantha falcula) (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To PESI (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Hamacantha falcula) (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To PESI (from synonym Hamacantha falcula (Bowerbank, 1874))
To PESI