World Porifera Database - Species - Heteromeyenia macouni MacKay, 1900

Porifera name details

Heteromeyenia macouni MacKay, 1900

AphiaID

191570 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191570)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)

Accepted name

Racekiela ryderii (Potts, 1882)

Rank

Species

Parent

Heteromeyenia Potts, 1881

Original name

Heteromeyenia macouni MacKay, 1900

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

MacKay, A.H. 1900. A freshwater sponge from Sable Island. Proceedings and Transactions Nova Scotia Institute of Natural Sciences 10: 319-322. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Nova Scotia

type locality contained in Nova Scotia [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. Heteromeyenia macouni MacKay, 1900. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=191570 on 2026-08-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-06-16 08:35:04Z

checked

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description MacKay, A.H. 1900. A freshwater sponge from Sable Island. Proceedings and Transactions Nova Scotia Institute of Natural Sciences 10: 319-322. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications)