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Amorphinopsis mertoni
(Hentschel, 1912)
AphiaID
165728
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165728)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Suberitida
(Order)
Halichondriidae
(Family)
Amorphinopsis
(Genus)
Amorphinopsis mertoni
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Accepted name
Axinyssa mertoni
(Hentschel, 1912)
Rank
Species
Parent
Amorphinopsis
Carter, 1887
Original name
Ciocalypta mertoni
Hentschel, 1912
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Ciocalypta mertoni
Hentschel, 1912
)
Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.85325
[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.
Amorphinopsis mertoni
(Hentschel, 1912). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=165728 on 2026-09-27
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
db_admin
2007-08-25 14:21:13Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2008-07-01 13:11:09Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Sources (1)
original description
(of
Ciocalypta mertoni
Hentschel, 1912
)
Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.85325
[details]
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