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Spiroxya acus
(Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995)
AphiaID
170412
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170412)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Clionaida
(Order)
Clionaidae
(Family)
Spiroxya
(Genus)
Spiroxya acus
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Spiroxya
Topsent, 1896
Original name
Cliona acus
Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995
Synonymised names
Cliona acus
Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Cliona acus
Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995
)
Bavestrello, G.; Calcinai, B.; Sarà, M. (1995). Two new species of <i>Cliona</i> (Porifera, Demospongiae) boring the scleraxis of <i>Corallium elatius</i> from the western Pacific. <em>Bollettino di Zoologia.</em> 62 (4): 375-381.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/11250009509356092
[details]
Available for editors
[request]
Type data
Holotype
(of
Cliona acus Bavestrello, Calcinai &...
Holotype
(of
Cliona acus Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995
) MSNG 48645, geounit East China Sea
[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.
Spiroxya acus
(Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=170412 on 2026-03-05
Taxonomic edit history
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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2008-04-21 06:28:31Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2008-05-13 09:36:53Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Documented distribution (2)
Specimens (1)
Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Cliona acus
Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995
)
Bavestrello, G.; Calcinai, B.; Sarà, M. (1995). Two new species of <i>Cliona</i> (Porifera, Demospongiae) boring the scleraxis of <i>Corallium elatius</i> from the western Pacific. <em>Bollettino di Zoologia.</em> 62 (4): 375-381.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.1080/11250009509356092
[details]
Available for editors
[request]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
(of
Cliona acus Bavestrello, Calcinai & Sarà, 1995
) MSNG 48645, geounit East China Sea
[details]
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