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Gellius glacialis var. nivea Ridley & Dendy, 1887

195491  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:195491)

 unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
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): 42 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Holotype  BMNH 1887.5.2.277, geounit Prince Edward Islands  
Holotype BMNH 1887.5.2.277, geounit Prince Edward Islands [details]
Status The variety was described by Ridley & Dendy from Prince Edward Island, 46.8833°S 38.075 °E, depth 256 m (wet holotype...  
Status The variety was described by Ridley & Dendy from Prince Edward Island, 46.8833°S 38.075 °E, depth 256 m (wet holotype BMNH 1887.5.2.277). It was stated to be different from the typical variety described by the same authors from the Agulhas Bank (35.0667°S 18.6167°E, depth 274 m, wet holotype BMNH 1887.5.2.257) in the delicate unispicular skeleton with spongin at the nodes vs. more confused skeleton lacking nodal spongin on the typical variety, and the size of the sigmas (70 vs. 145 μm, although in both descriptions it was admitted that many smaller ones were also present). The variety was also reported from Antarctica (Kirkpatrick 1908; Hentschel 1914), which showed intermediate sizes of the spicules between the present and the typical variety. Bergquist & Warne (1980: 23) reassigned a specimen identified from New Zealand as Gellius glacialis to Sigmadocia De Laubenfels, 1936 and included the present variety in its synonymy. In view of the variable sigma sizes and the rather nearby type localities it is tentatively suggested by Van Soest (2024: 35) that the varieties could be conspecific and for the time being he proposed to merge the varieties into a single - apparently widespread - species Haliclona (Gellius) glacialis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886). [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. Gellius glacialis var. nivea Ridley & Dendy, 1887. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=195491 on 2024-04-18
Date
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2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
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2008-01-04 10:22:14Z
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2018-01-22 15:55:53Z
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2024-01-18 10:33:52Z
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original description 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): 42 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record 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): 35 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Hentschel, E. (1914). Monaxone Kieselschwämme und Hornschwämme der Deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. <em>Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition.</em> 15 (1): 35-141, pls IV-VIII.
page(s): 130-131 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

additional source Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 49 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BMNH 1887.5.2.277, geounit Prince Edward Islands [details]
From editor or global species database
Status The variety was described by Ridley & Dendy from Prince Edward Island, 46.8833°S 38.075 °E, depth 256 m (wet holotype BMNH 1887.5.2.277). It was stated to be different from the typical variety described by the same authors from the Agulhas Bank (35.0667°S 18.6167°E, depth 274 m, wet holotype BMNH 1887.5.2.257) in the delicate unispicular skeleton with spongin at the nodes vs. more confused skeleton lacking nodal spongin on the typical variety, and the size of the sigmas (70 vs. 145 μm, although in both descriptions it was admitted that many smaller ones were also present). The variety was also reported from Antarctica (Kirkpatrick 1908; Hentschel 1914), which showed intermediate sizes of the spicules between the present and the typical variety. Bergquist & Warne (1980: 23) reassigned a specimen identified from New Zealand as Gellius glacialis to Sigmadocia De Laubenfels, 1936 and included the present variety in its synonymy. In view of the variable sigma sizes and the rather nearby type localities it is tentatively suggested by Van Soest (2024: 35) that the varieties could be conspecific and for the time being he proposed to merge the varieties into a single - apparently widespread - species Haliclona (Gellius) glacialis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886). [details]


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