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Acarnia cliftoni (Bowerbank, 1862)

1027156 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1027156)

 unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hymeniacidon cliftoni Bowerbank, 1862) Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part II. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 747-829, pls XXVII-XXXV.
page(s): 773 [details] OpenAccess publication
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. Acarnia cliftoni (Bowerbank, 1862). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1027156 on 2026-08-15
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original description (of Hymeniacidon cliftoni Bowerbank, 1862) Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part II. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 747-829, pls XXVII-XXXV.
page(s): 773 [details] OpenAccess publication

source of synonymy Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875. pp. 432-468. <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_52
page(s): 458 [details] Full text PDF

source of synonymy Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Microcionidae Carter, 1875. Pp. 432–468. <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).
page(s): 458 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

new combination reference 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.
page(s): 515 [details] OpenAccess publication


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