WoRMS taxon details
Erylus discastera Dickinson, 1945
170068 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170068)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dickinson, M.G. (1945). Sponges of the Gulf of California. Pp. 1-55, pls1-97. In: Reports on the collections obtained by Alan Hancock Pacific Expeditions of Velero III off the coast of Mexico, Central America, South America, and Galapagos Islands in 1932, in 1933, in 1934, in 1935, in 1936, in 1937, in 1939, and 1940. The University of Southern California Press, Los Angeles. [details] Available for editors 
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Type locality contained in Cortezian
type locality contained in Cortezian [details]
Nomenclature Although the gender of Erylus is masculine, the suffix of the species name is -a, a typical feminine suffix and this...
Nomenclature Although the gender of Erylus is masculine, the suffix of the species name is -a, a typical feminine suffix and this potentially violates the required agreement in gender between genus and species name. Although Dickinson did not explain the derivation of the species name, we assume that he interpreted the name as a plural noun, discastera, and not as an adjective. [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. Erylus discastera Dickinson, 1945. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170068 on 2024-11-08
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original description
Dickinson, M.G. (1945). Sponges of the Gulf of California. Pp. 1-55, pls1-97. In: Reports on the collections obtained by Alan Hancock Pacific Expeditions of Velero III off the coast of Mexico, Central America, South America, and Galapagos Islands in 1932, in 1933, in 1934, in 1935, in 1936, in 1937, in 1939, and 1940. The University of Southern California Press, Los Angeles. [details] Available for editors [request]
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature Although the gender of Erylus is masculine, the suffix of the species name is -a, a typical feminine suffix and this potentially violates the required agreement in gender between genus and species name. Although Dickinson did not explain the derivation of the species name, we assume that he interpreted the name as a plural noun, discastera, and not as an adjective. [details]
