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Ernstia cordata (Haeckel, 1872)

988098 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:988098)

 unaccepted (Genus change.)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ascandra cordata Haeckel, 1872) Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Kalk Bay  
type locality contained in Kalk Bay [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Ernstia cordata (Haeckel, 1872). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=988098 on 2026-09-23
Date
action
by
2017-03-31 10:59:27Z
created
2021-06-25 19:49:49Z
changed
2025-08-29 09:07:40Z
changed

original description (of Ascandra cordata Haeckel, 1872) Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details] OpenAccess publication

new combination reference Klautau, M.; Azevedo, F.; Cóndor-Luján, B.; Rapp, H.T.; Collins, A.; Russo, C.A.D.M. (2013). A Molecular Phylogeny for the Order Clathrinida Rekindles and Refines Haeckel's Taxonomic Proposal for Calcareous Sponges. <em>Integrative and Comparative Biology.</em> 53(3), 447-461., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/ict039
note: This species was not cited by Klautau et al. (2013), however, as it has tetractines it cannot be Clathrina. Considering that Haeckel mentioned triactines, tetractines and diactines, I am assuming that...    
This species was not cited by Klautau et al. (2013), however, as it has tetractines it cannot be Clathrina. Considering that Haeckel mentioned triactines, tetractines and diactines, I am assuming that the tri and tetractines occur in the same proportion, then it should be Ernstia.
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 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Additional information It is necessary to confirm if this species is really an Ernstia. [details]


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