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Porifera taxon details

Rhaphidostyla kitchingi Burton, 1935

132715 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132715)

accepted
Species
Hymeniacidon kitchingi (Burton, 1935) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Burton, M. (1935). Notes on British Sponges, with a Description of a new Genus and Species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10 (15): 651-653., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933508655013
page(s): 652 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  BMNH 1934.9.26.79, geounit Celtic Seas  
Holotype BMNH 1934.9.26.79, geounit Celtic Seas [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. Rhaphidostyla kitchingi Burton, 1935. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=132715 on 2026-08-24
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2006-12-28 13:14:20Z
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original description Burton, M. (1935). Notes on British Sponges, with a Description of a new Genus and Species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10 (15): 651-653., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933508655013
page(s): 652 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record 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] OpenAccess publication

additional source Burton, M. (1936). The fishery ground near Alexandria. IX. Sponges. <em>Notes and Memoirs of the Fisheries Research Directorate, Cairo.</em> 17: 1-28.
page(s): 20 [details] OpenAccess publication

redescription Fortunato, H.F.M.; De Paula, T.S.; Erpenbeck, D.; Albano, R.M.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Esteves, E.L. (2026). Resurrection of <i>Rhaphidostyla</i> and description of <i>R. fistuloxifera</i> sp. nov. with disjunct Atlantic–Pacific distribution. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 24 (1): 1-17., available online at https://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AF58EF26-90B2-44DA-8331-D412E49D3760
page(s): 5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record (of Hymeniacidon kitchingi (Burton, 1935)) Ackers, R.G.; Moss, D.; Picton, B.E. (1992). Sponges of the British Isles (‘Sponges V'). <em>A Colour Guide and Working Document. Marine Conservation Society.</em> 1-175.
page(s): 133 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source (of Hymeniacidon kitchingi (Burton, 1935)) Le Mao, P.; Godet, L.; Fournier, J.; Desroy, D.; Gentil, F.; Thiébaud, E.; Poutinet, L.; Cabioch, L: Retière, C.; Chambers, P. (2020). Atlas de la faune marine invertébrée du golfe Normano-Breton Volume 5 - Autres espèces -. Éditions de la Station biologique de Roscoff, ISBN 82951802971. 308 pp. , available online at http://hal-02490465
page(s): 45 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source (of Hymeniacidon kitchingi (Burton, 1935)) Turner, T.L., Morrow, C., Picton, B., Goodwin, C. & Thacker, R.W. (2025). A Common Garden of <i>Halichondria</i> Sponges: Taxonomic Revision of Northeast Pacific Halichondriidae Reveals Many Cryptic Introduced Species. <em>Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.</em> 4(1): 1-56., available online at https://doi.org/10.18061/bssb.5811
page(s): 41-42 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source (of Hymeniacidon kitchingi (Burton, 1935)) 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] OpenAccess publication

redescription (of Hymeniacidon kitchingi (Burton, 1935)) Fortunato, H.F.M.; De Paula, T.S.; Erpenbeck, D.; Albano, R.M.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Esteves, E.L. (2026). Resurrection of <i>Rhaphidostyla</i> and description of <i>R. fistuloxifera</i> sp. nov. with disjunct Atlantic–Pacific distribution. <em>Systematics and Biodiversity.</em> 24 (1): 1-17., available online at https://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:AF58EF26-90B2-44DA-8331-D412E49D3760
page(s): 5 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

biology source (of Hymeniacidon kitchingi (Burton, 1935)) Morrow, C.; Picton, B.; Erpenbeck, D.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Maggs, C.; Allcock, A. (2012). Congruence between nuclear and mitochondrial genes in Demospongiae: A new hypothesis for relationships within the G4 clade (Porifera: Demospongiae). <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 62(1): 174-190., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.016
page(s): 176 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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Holotype BMNH 1934.9.26.79, geounit Celtic Seas [details]


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