World Porifera Database - Species - Axinomimus tuscarus Ristau, 1978

Porifera name details

Axinomimus tuscarus Ristau, 1978

AphiaID

190185 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190185)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer)

Accepted name

Axinyssa tuscara (Ristau, 1978)

Rank

Species

Parent

Axinomimus Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Axinyssa Lendenfeld, 1897

Original name

Axinomimus tuscarus Ristau, 1978

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Ristau, D.A. (1978). Six new species of shallow-water marine demosponges from California. <em>Proceedings Biological Society Washington.</em> 91(3): 569-589. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 583-584 [details]

Type data

Holotype USNM 24527, geounit Northern California

Holotype USNM 24527, geounit Northern California [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. Axinomimus tuscarus Ristau, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=190185 on 2026-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2007-08-26 18:10:43Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2014-01-14 09:58:35Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Ristau, D.A. (1978). Six new species of shallow-water marine demosponges from California. <em>Proceedings Biological Society Washington.</em> 91(3): 569-589. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 583-584 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype USNM 24527, geounit Northern California [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)