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Porifera taxon details

Spirastrella semilunaris Lindgren, 1897

193517  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:193517)

accepted
Species
Spheciospongia semilunaris (Lindgren, 1897) · unaccepted (reverted genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Lindgren, N.G. (1898). Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Spongienfauna des Malayischen Archipels und der chinesischen Meere. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere.</em> 11: 283-378, pls 17-20.
page(s): 323-324 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

Lindgren, N.G. (1897). Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Spongienfauna des Malaiischen Archipels und der Chinesischen Meere. <em>Zoologische Anzeiger.</em> 547: 480-487.
page(s): 484 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Type locality contained in Sunda Shelf/Java Sea  
type locality contained in Sunda Shelf/Java Sea [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Spirastrella semilunaris Lindgren, 1897. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=193517 on 2024-04-20
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2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
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2010-06-03 18:35:14Z
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original description Lindgren, N.G. (1898). Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Spongienfauna des Malayischen Archipels und der chinesischen Meere. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere.</em> 11: 283-378, pls 17-20.
page(s): 323-324 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description Lindgren, N.G. (1897). Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Spongienfauna des Malaiischen Archipels und der Chinesischen Meere. <em>Zoologische Anzeiger.</em> 547: 480-487.
page(s): 484 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

original description  (of Spirastrella decumbens var. robusta Kirkpatrick, 1900) Kirkpatrick, R. (1900). On the Sponges of Christmas Island. <em>Proceedings of the Zoolological Society of London.</em> 1900: 127-141, pls XII-XIII. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 229; note: as Spirastrella decumbens var. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist
page(s): 374 [details]   

basis of record  (of Spirastrella decumbens var. robusta Kirkpatrick, 1900) Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 75 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Synonymy Kirkpatrick (1900) suggested that this species from Java is a synonym of his Spirastrella decumbens var. robusta. Comparisons of type material is necessary to decide, because decriptions of closely similar species in this genus / group are wanting. We prefer to keep them as separate taxa for the time being. [details]


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