World Porifera Database - Species - Amphilectus gracilis (Bowerbank, 1866)

Porifera name details

Amphilectus gracilis (Bowerbank, 1866)

AphiaID

225693 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225693)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted name

Amphilectus fucorum (Esper, 1794)

Rank

Species

Parent

Amphilectus Vosmaer, 1880

Original name

Isodictya gracilis Bowerbank, 1866

Environment

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

Original description

(of Isodictya gracilis Bowerbank, 1866) Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 331-332 [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. Amphilectus gracilis (Bowerbank, 1866). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=225693 on 2026-07-14

Taxonomic edit history

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2006-04-05 09:41:35Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Sources (3)
Links (1)

original description (of Isodictya gracilis Bowerbank, 1866) Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 331-332 [details]

additional source Arndt, W. (1935). Porifera. In: Die Tierwelt der Nord- und Ostsee. Leipzig. 3a(27): 1-140. [details] Available for editors

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new combination reference Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1880). The Sponges of the Leyden Museum. 1. The family of the Desmacidinae. Notes from the Leyden Museum. 2: 99-164.
page(s): 111 [details]

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