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Porifera taxon details

Amphimedon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864

166654  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166654)

accepted
Genus
Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (type by subsequent designation)
Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Amphimedon aculeata Pulitzer-Finali, 1982
  2. Species Amphimedon aitsuensis (Hoshino, 1981)
  3. Species Amphimedon alata Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
  4. Species Amphimedon anastomosa Calcinai, Bastari, Bertolino & Pansini, 2017
  5. Species Amphimedon anomala (Sarà, 1978)
  6. Species Amphimedon brevispiculifera (Dendy, 1905)
  7. Species Amphimedon calyx Goodwin, Jones, Neely & Brickle, 2011
  8. Species Amphimedon caribica (Pulitzer-Finali, 1986)
  9. Species Amphimedon cellulosa (Verrill, 1907)
  10. Species Amphimedon chinensis (Pulitzer-Finali, 1982)
  11. Species Amphimedon chloros Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004
  12. Species Amphimedon complanata (Duchassaing, 1850)
  13. Species Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  14. Species Amphimedon conferta Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
  15. Species Amphimedon cristata Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
  16. Species Amphimedon decurtata (Sarà, 1978)
  17. Species Amphimedon delicatula (Dendy, 1889)
  18. Species Amphimedon denhartogi de Voogd, 2003
  19. Species Amphimedon dilatata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  20. Species Amphimedon dinae Helmy & van Soest, 2005
  21. Species Amphimedon elastica (Verrill, 1907)
  22. Species Amphimedon erina (de Laubenfels, 1936)
  23. Species Amphimedon estelae Santos, Docio & Pinheiro, 2014
  24. Species Amphimedon flexa (Pulitzer-Finali, 1982)
  25. Species Amphimedon hamadai Helmy & van Soest, 2005
  26. Species Amphimedon hispidula (Ridley, 1884)
  27. Species Amphimedon jalae Helmy & van Soest, 2005
  28. Species Amphimedon lamellata Fromont, 1993
  29. Species Amphimedon leprosa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  30. Species Amphimedon maresi (Sarà, 1978)
  31. Species Amphimedon massalis (Carter, 1886)
  32. Species Amphimedon micropora (Verrill, 1907)
  33. Species Amphimedon minuta Cuartas, 1988
  34. Species Amphimedon mollis (Wilson, 1902)
  35. Species Amphimedon nanaspiculata (Hartman, 1955)
  36. Species Amphimedon navalis Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  37. Species Amphimedon ochracea (Keller, 1889)
  38. Species Amphimedon palmata Calcinai & Belfiore, 2020
  39. Species Amphimedon paradisus Desqueyroux-Faúndez, 1989
  40. Species Amphimedon paraviridis Fromont, 1993
  41. Species Amphimedon queenslandica Hooper & van Soest, 2006
  42. Species Amphimedon reticulosa (Thiele, 1905)
  43. Species Amphimedon robusta (Carter, 1885)
  44. Species Amphimedon rubens (Pallas, 1766)
  45. Species Amphimedon rubida Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  46. Species Amphimedon rubiginosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  47. Species Amphimedon rudis Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
  48. Species Amphimedon spiculosa (Dendy, 1887)
  49. Species Amphimedon spinosa Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
  50. Species Amphimedon strongylata Pulitzer-Finali, 1996
  51. Species Amphimedon subcylindrica (Dendy, 1905)
  52. Species Amphimedon sulcata Fromont, 1993
  53. Species Amphimedon texotli Cruz-Barraza & Carballo, 2008
  54. Species Amphimedon trindanea (Ristau, 1978)
  55. Species Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  56. Species Amphimedon zamboangae (Lévi, 1961)
  57. Species Amphimedon arborescens (Lamarck, 1814) sensu Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  58. Species Amphimedon aurantiaca (Lendenfeld, 1887) accepted as Callyspongia aurantiaca (Lendenfeld, 1887) (genus transfer)
  59. Species Amphimedon conica (Brøndsted, 1924) accepted as Callyspongia brondstedi Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (preoccupied)
  60. Species Amphimedon elastica (Kieschnick, 1898) accepted as Callyspongia elastica (Kieschnick, 1898) (genus transfer)
  61. Species Amphimedon excelsa (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Isodictya palmata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
  62. Species Amphimedon ferox Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Ectyoplasia ferox (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (genus transfer)
  63. Species Amphimedon nolitangere Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Neofibularia nolitangere (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (genus transfer)
  64. Species Amphimedon rustica (Schmidt, 1868) accepted as Pachychalina rustica Schmidt, 1868 (reverted genus transfer)
  65. Species Amphimedon terpenensis Fromont, 1993 accepted as Pipestela terpenensis (Fromont, 1993) (genus transfer)
  66. Species Amphimedon validissima (Thiele, 1905) accepted as Dasychalina validissima (Thiele, 1905) (genus transfer)
  67. Species Amphimedon variabilis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 accepted as Dysidea variabilis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Duchassaing de Fonbressin, P.; Michelotti, G. (1864). Spongiaires de la mer Caraibe. <em>Natuurkundige verhandelingen van de Hollandsche maatschappij der wetenschappen te Haarlem.</em> 21(2): 1-124, pls I-XXV.
page(s): 78 [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Amphimedon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166654 on 2024-03-28
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original description Duchassaing de Fonbressin, P.; Michelotti, G. (1864). Spongiaires de la mer Caraibe. <em>Natuurkundige verhandelingen van de Hollandsche maatschappij der wetenschappen te Haarlem.</em> 21(2): 1-124, pls I-XXV.
page(s): 78 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Burton, M. (1937). Supplement to The Littoral Fauna of Krusadai Island in the Gulf of Manaar. Porifera. <em>Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum (New Series, Natural History Section).</em> 1 (2, Part 4): 1-58 pls I-IX. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]  Full text PDF 

basis of record Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record  (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details]  Full text PDF 

basis of record  (of Hemihaliclona Burton, 1937) Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. (2002 [2004]). Family Niphatidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 874-890. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York. 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record  (of Haliclona (Amphimedon) Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
page(s): 82 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
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Grammatical gender Genus names ending in -on are to be treated as of neuter gender (ICZN art. 30.1.3), but if the name is of unexplained origin, then the gender of the assigned (type) species is to be taken as evidence for a masculine or feminine genus name (ICZN art. 30.1.4.2). Duchassaing & Michelotti did not discuss the gender of the name, nor explained its source. A search of the internet (Wikipedia) yielded the genus name as likely taken from a male person described in the classical Greek work of the Odyssea. Nevertheless, Duchassaing and Michelotti named three species, including the type species, of which the gender can be deduced as feminine (suffix -a), and four others of which no male or female gender can be deduced. It appears justified to conclude that the gender of Amphimedon is feminine. [details]


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