World Porifera Database - Species

Porifera name details

Askonema Kent, 1870

AphiaID

1506704 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1506704)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (nomen oblitum)

Accepted name

Asconema Kent, 1870

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Askonema setubalense Kent, 1870 accepted as Asconema setubalense Kent, 1870 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Rossellidae Schulze, 1885

Original name

Askonema Kent, 1870

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Species Askonema setubalense Kent, 1870 accepted as Asconema setubalense Kent, 1870 (genus name is nomen oblitum)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Grammatical gender

neuter

Original description

Kent, W. Saville. (1870). On the 'Hexactinellidae' or Hexradiate Spiculed Silicious Sponges taken in the 'Norna' Expedition off the coast of Spain and Portugal. With Description of New Species, and Revision of the Order. <em>Monthly Microscopical Journal 4.</em> 241-252, pls LXIII-LXV. [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. Askonema Kent, 1870. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1506704 on 2025-11-08

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2021-04-19 15:03:00Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2022-05-03 13:39:05Z

changed

Dohrmann, Martin

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Sources (1)

original description Kent, W. Saville. (1870). On the 'Hexactinellidae' or Hexradiate Spiculed Silicious Sponges taken in the 'Norna' Expedition off the coast of Spain and Portugal. With Description of New Species, and Revision of the Order. <em>Monthly Microscopical Journal 4.</em> 241-252, pls LXIII-LXV. [details]