WoRMS name details
Aaptos aaptos var. nigra Topsent, 1934
1541673 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1541673)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Topsent, E. (1934). Etude d'Eponges littorales du Golfe de Gabès. <em>Bulletin de la Station d'Aquiculture et de Pêche de Castiglione.</em> 1932(2):71-102.
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Type locality contained in Tunisian Plateau/Gulf of Sidra
type locality contained in Tunisian Plateau/Gulf of Sidra [details]
Homonymy The variety was described by Topsent from Bordj Djelidj, Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia, 33.8868°N 10.7468°E, shallow depth...
Homonymy The variety was described by Topsent from Bordj Djelidj, Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia, 33.8868°N 10.7468°E, shallow depth (type material presumably in MNHN). Described as black throughout, cementing oyster valves. The normal colour of the typical variety of Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864: 33, pl. IV fig. 11, as Ancorina, from the Adriatic, lectotype LMJG 15705, q.v.) is red-brown or grey brown, with yellow interior. No details are provided by Topsent on the skeleton and the spicules. The black colour throughout is possibly caused by contamination by an Aplysina specimen. Since only two species of Aaptos are known from the Mediterranean, it is likely that this variety is conspecific with Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864). The name combination appears to be a senior primary homonym of Aaptos aaptos var. nigra Lévi, 1961b from Nha Trang, SE Vietnam (but this is an unavailable name) and of Aaptos niger Hoshino, 1981 from Uchinoura, Japan (q.v.). Hoshino’s description differs from A. lobata Calcinai et al., 2017 in being definitely black and very hard, so A. lobata cannot be realistically considered a likely replacement name. Hoshino’s name Aaptos niger must be replaced (ICZN art. 60) and Van Soest (2024: 80) proposed Aaptos hoshinoi nom.nov. (q.v.). [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. Aaptos aaptos var. nigra Topsent, 1934. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1541673 on 2024-11-19
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original description
Topsent, E. (1934). Etude d'Eponges littorales du Golfe de Gabès. <em>Bulletin de la Station d'Aquiculture et de Pêche de Castiglione.</em> 1932(2):71-102.
page(s): 32 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 80 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 32 [details] Available for editors
[request]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
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Homonymy The variety was described by Topsent from Bordj Djelidj, Gulf of Gabès, Tunisia, 33.8868°N 10.7468°E, shallow depth (type material presumably in MNHN). Described as black throughout, cementing oyster valves. The normal colour of the typical variety of Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864: 33, pl. IV fig. 11, as Ancorina, from the Adriatic, lectotype LMJG 15705, q.v.) is red-brown or grey brown, with yellow interior. No details are provided by Topsent on the skeleton and the spicules. The black colour throughout is possibly caused by contamination by an Aplysina specimen. Since only two species of Aaptos are known from the Mediterranean, it is likely that this variety is conspecific with Aaptos aaptos (Schmidt, 1864). The name combination appears to be a senior primary homonym of Aaptos aaptos var. nigra Lévi, 1961b from Nha Trang, SE Vietnam (but this is an unavailable name) and of Aaptos niger Hoshino, 1981 from Uchinoura, Japan (q.v.). Hoshino’s description differs from A. lobata Calcinai et al., 2017 in being definitely black and very hard, so A. lobata cannot be realistically considered a likely replacement name. Hoshino’s name Aaptos niger must be replaced (ICZN art. 60) and Van Soest (2024: 80) proposed Aaptos hoshinoi nom.nov. (q.v.). [details]
