WoRMS taxon details

Aphroceras alcicornis Gray, 1858

164228  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164228)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Calcarea (Class)
  5. Calcaronea (Subclass)
  6. Leucosolenida (Order)
  7. Grantiidae (Family)
  8. Aphroceras (Genus)
  9. Aphroceras alcicornis (Species)
accepted
Species
Cyathiscus actinia Haeckel, 1869 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Leucandra alcicornis (Gray, 1858) · unaccepted (reverted genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, J.E. (1858). Description of <i>Aphroceras</i>, a New Genus of Calcareous Spongiadae brought from Hong-Kong by Dr. Harland. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 113-114, pl. X. [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Southern China  
type locality contained in Southern China [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. Aphroceras alcicornis Gray, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=164228 on 2025-04-05
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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2010-01-13 15:34:35Z
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Nomenclature

original description Gray, J.E. (1858). Description of <i>Aphroceras</i>, a New Genus of Calcareous Spongiadae brought from Hong-Kong by Dr. Harland. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 26: 113-114, pl. X. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cyathiscus actinia Haeckel, 1869) 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

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Leucandra alcicornis (Gray, 1858))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Cyathiscus actinia Haeckel, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) 
To ITIS

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