WoRMS name details

Aka labyrinthica (Hancock, 1849)

166916  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166916)

 unaccepted (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cliona labyrinthica Hancock, 1849) Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus <i>Cliona</i> with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612
page(s): 345; pl XV fig 7; note: type-locality not indicated, on Tridacna shells [details] OpenAccess publication
Distribution This species was originally described from material boring into Tridacna shells, and these only occur in the Indo-Pacific....  
Distribution This species was originally described from material boring into Tridacna shells, and these only occur in the Indo-Pacific. Records from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean by Topsent concern other species of Aka (cf. Schoenberg & Beuck, 2007). [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. Aka labyrinthica (Hancock, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166916 on 2024-11-19
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
created
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2008-03-08 15:57:44Z
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2012-03-27 01:22:31Z
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original description (of Cliona labyrinthica Hancock, 1849) Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus <i>Cliona</i> with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612
page(s): 345; pl XV fig 7; note: type-locality not indicated, on Tridacna shells [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Rosell, D.; Uriz, M.J. (2002). Excavating and endolithic sponge species (Porifera) from the Mediterranean: species descriptions and identification key. <em>Organisms, Diversity & Evolution.</em> 2, 55-86.
page(s): 58-60; fig 2 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Ben Mustapha, K; Zarrouk, S.; Souissi, A.; El Abed, A. (2003). Diversité des Démosponges Tunisiennes. <em>Bulletin Institut national des Sciences et Technologies de la mer de Salammbô.</em> 30, 55-78.
page(s): 73; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Corriero, G.; Abbiati, M.; Santangelo, G. (1997). Sponges inhabiting a Mediteranean red coral population. <em>Marine Ecology.</em> 18 (2), 147-155.
page(s): 149; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Alander, H. (1942). Sponges from the Swedish west-coast and adjacent waters. <em>Ph.D. Thesis. (University of Lund, H. Struves: Gøteborg).</em> Pp. 1-95, 15 pls.
page(s): 28; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Distribution This species was originally described from material boring into Tridacna shells, and these only occur in the Indo-Pacific. Records from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean by Topsent concern other species of Aka (cf. Schoenberg & Beuck, 2007). [details]