WoRMS name details
Halisarca australiensis var. arenacea Carter, 1886
166035 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166035)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X.
page(s): 277 [details]
page(s): 277 [details]
Holotype BMNH 1887.7.11.2, geounit Bassian
Holotype BMNH 1887.7.11.2, geounit Bassian [details]
Status The variety was described by Carter from Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia, approximate coordinates 38.3°S...
Status The variety was described by Carter from Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia, approximate coordinates 38.3°S 114.61°E, collected by J.B. Wilson (wet holotype BMNH 1887.7.11.2). Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 528) took up this variety along with the typical variety under their chapter ‘Species Inquirendae’ because Carter’s descriptions of the Halisarca specimens from SE Australia appear to indicate they could be asidians (Tunicata) rather than sponges. The present variety is stated to differ from the typical variety (syntype BMNH 1887.7.11.1 and 4, collected at the same locality and also by J.B. Wilson) in being lighter colored, presumed to be caused by a cover of crystal sand. The original description of Halisarca australiensis Carter (1885a:197) was expanded in his 1886a paper into four species and the present variety. Apparently these are all similar in shape and size and differ only in minor details. In view of the poor evidence provided by Carter, I propose here to merge the var. arenacea with the typical variety into a single species Halisarca australiensis Carter, 1885a as a taxon inquirendum. [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. Halisarca australiensis var. arenacea Carter, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166035 on 2025-04-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X.
page(s): 277 [details]
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): 13 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 277 [details]
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): 13 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH 1887.7.11.2, geounit Bassian [details]
From editor or global species database
Status The variety was described by Carter from Port Phillip Heads, Victoria, Australia, approximate coordinates 38.3°S 114.61°E, collected by J.B. Wilson (wet holotype BMNH 1887.7.11.2). Hooper & Wiedenmayer (1994: 528) took up this variety along with the typical variety under their chapter ‘Species Inquirendae’ because Carter’s descriptions of the Halisarca specimens from SE Australia appear to indicate they could be asidians (Tunicata) rather than sponges. The present variety is stated to differ from the typical variety (syntype BMNH 1887.7.11.1 and 4, collected at the same locality and also by J.B. Wilson) in being lighter colored, presumed to be caused by a cover of crystal sand. The original description of Halisarca australiensis Carter (1885a:197) was expanded in his 1886a paper into four species and the present variety. Apparently these are all similar in shape and size and differ only in minor details. In view of the poor evidence provided by Carter, I propose here to merge the var. arenacea with the typical variety into a single species Halisarca australiensis Carter, 1885a as a taxon inquirendum. [details]
