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Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) asper
(Schulze, 1899)
AphiaID
171974
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171974)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Hexactinellida
(Class)
Hexasterophora
(Subclass)
Lyssacinosida
(Order)
Rossellidae
(Family)
Acanthascus
(Genus)
Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus)
(Subgenus)
Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) asper
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus)
Schulze, 1886
Original name
Rhabdocalyptus asper
Schulze, 1899
Synonymised names
Acanthascus asper
(Schulze, 1899)
·
alternative representation
(subgenus assignment)
Rhabdocalyptus asper
Schulze, 1899
·
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Rhabdocalyptus asper
Schulze, 1899
)
Schulze, F.E. (1899). Amerikanische Hexactinelliden, nach dem Materiale der Albatross-Expedition. (Fischer: Jena): 1-126, pls I-XIX.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.85189
page(s): 60-61
[details]
Type data
Holotype
(of
Rhabdocalyptus asper Schulze, 1899
) USNM...
Holotype
(of
Rhabdocalyptus asper Schulze, 1899
) USNM 7568, geounit Southern California Bight
[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.
Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) asper
(Schulze, 1899). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=171974 on 2026-05-04
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
db_admin
2010-03-08 16:02:50Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2010-03-20 18:33:28Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2013-03-25 10:41:39Z
changed
Dohrmann, Martin
2016-10-25 18:11:17Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2022-04-01 09:14:23Z
changed
Dohrmann, Martin
2023-04-04 10:22:41Z
changed
Dohrmann, Martin
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Sources (3)
Documented distribution (2)
Specimens (1)
Attributes (6)
Links (2)
original description
(of
Rhabdocalyptus asper
Schulze, 1899
)
Schulze, F.E. (1899). Amerikanische Hexactinelliden, nach dem Materiale der Albatross-Expedition. (Fischer: Jena): 1-126, pls I-XIX.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.85189
page(s): 60-61
[details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
,
available online at
http://www.iobis.org/
[details]
additional source
(of
Rhabdocalyptus asper
Schulze, 1899
)
Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1932). The marine and fresh-water sponges of California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 81 (2927):1-140.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.81-2927.1
[details]
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Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
(of
Rhabdocalyptus asper Schulze, 1899
) USNM 7568, geounit Southern California Bight
[details]
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Definitions
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
(from synonym
Rhabdocalyptus asper
Schulze, 1899
)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 7568)
(from synonym
Rhabdocalyptus asper
Schulze, 1899
)
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