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Porifera taxon details

Thoosa cactoides Hancock, 1849

170571 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170571)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus <i>Cliona</i> with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612 [details] OpenAccess publication
Note India?
The substratum was a shell of...  
Type locality India?
The substratum was a shell of Meleagrina margaritifera, which originally was commonly found in the northern Indian Ocean. [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Thoosa cactoides Hancock, 1849. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/www.aqua-aquapress.com/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=170571 on 2026-07-12
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original description Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus <i>Cliona</i> with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Rützler, K. (2002). Family Clionaidae D'Orbigny, 1851. Pp. 173-185. <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). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_19 [details] Full text PDF

basis of record Rützler, K. (2002 [2004]). Family Clionaidae D'Orbigny, 1851. Pp. 173-185. <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]

additional source Rützler, K.; Stone, S.M. (1986). Discovery and significance of Albany Hancock's microscope preparations of excavating sponges (Porifera:Hadromerida: Clionidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 99 (4): 658-675.
page(s): 667 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Syntype Hancock Museum, Newcastle, UK, nrs. 4.17.05-06 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality India?
The substratum was a shell of Meleagrina margaritifera, which originally was commonly found in the northern Indian Ocean. [details]
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