World Porifera Database - Species - Aulodictyon Kent, 1870

Porifera name details

Aulodictyon Kent, 1870

AphiaID

184604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:184604)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted name

Farrea Bowerbank, 1862

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Aulodictyon woodwardi Kent, 1870 accepted as Farrea woodwardi (Kent, 1870) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Farreidae Gray, 1872

Original name

Aulodictyon Kent, 1870

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Species Aulodictyon intermedium Marshall & Meyer, 1877 accepted as Farrea intermedia (Marshall & Meyer, 1877) (genus transfer)
Species Aulodictyon woodwardi Kent, 1870 accepted as Farrea woodwardi (Kent, 1870) (genus transfer)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Kent, W. Saville. (1870). On the 'Hexactinellidae' or Hexradiate Spiculed Silicious Sponges taken in the 'Norna' Expedition off the coast of Spain and Portugal. With Description of New Species, and Revision of the Order. Monthly Microscopical Journal 4. 241-252, pls LXIII-LXV. [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. Aulodictyon Kent, 1870. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=184604 on 2025-11-16

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-12 17:12:35Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-02-09 08:03:10Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2021-10-01 11:00:37Z

changed

Dohrmann, Martin

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Sources (3)

original description Kent, W. Saville. (1870). On the 'Hexactinellidae' or Hexradiate Spiculed Silicious Sponges taken in the 'Norna' Expedition off the coast of Spain and Portugal. With Description of New Species, and Revision of the Order. Monthly Microscopical Journal 4. 241-252, pls LXIII-LXV. [details]

basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002). Family Farreidae Gray, 1872. pp. 1332-1340. In Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 2 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS) [details]

basis of record Reiswig, H.M. (2002 [2004]). Family Farreidae Gray, 1872. pp. 1332-1340. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY. 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

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