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Achramorpha Jenkin 1907

Description

Genus Achramorpha Jenkin, 1907

Diagnosis. Achramorphidae with syconoid organization (Borojević et al. 2002b).

Scope. Five species of Achramorpha are currently accepted: A. diomediae Hôzawa, 1918; A. glacialis Jenkin, 1908; A. grandinis Jenkin, 1908; A. nivalis Jenkin, 1908 and A. truncata (Topsent, 1907). Two new species are described in this study; A. ingolfi sp. nov. and A. antarctica sp. nov.

Type species: Achramorpha nivalis Jenkin, 1908 (by subsequent designation by Dendy & Row 1913).

Notes

Published as part of Alvizu, Adriana, Xavier, Joana R. & Rapp, Hans Tore, 2019, Description of new chiactine-bearing sponges provides insights into the higher classification of Calcaronea (Porifera: Calcarea), pp. 201-251 in Zootaxa 4615 (2) on page 206, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4615.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3244638

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Achramorphidae
Genus
Achramorpha
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Leucosolenida
Phylum
Porifera
Scientific name authorship
Jenkin
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Achramorpha Jenkin, 1907 sec. Alvizu, Xavier & Rapp, 2019

References

  • Borojevic, R., Boury-Esnault, N., Manuel, M. & Vacelet, J. (2002 b) Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. In: Hooper, J. N. A., van Soest, R. W. M. & Willenz, P. (Eds.), Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. Springer, Boston, Massachusetts, pp. 1157 - 1184. https: // doi. org / 10.1007 / 978 - 1 - 4615 - 0747 - 5 _ 120
  • Hozawa, S. (1918) Reports on the calcareous sponges collected during 1906 by the United States Fisheries Steamer Albatross in the Northwestern Pacific. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 54, 525 - 556. https: // doi. org / 10.5479 / si. 00963801.54 - 2247.525
  • Jenkin, C. F. (1908) Porifera. III. Calcarea. National Antarctic Expedition, 1901 - 1904, Natural History, 4, Zoology, 1 - 49, pls. XXVII-XXXVIII.
  • Topsent, E. (1907) Eponges calcaires recueillies par le Francais dans l'Antarctique (Expedition du Dr. Charcot). Bulletin du Museum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, 13, 539 - 544. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 4486
  • Dendy, A. & Row, R. W. H. (1913) The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges with a reference list of all the described species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 83, 704 - 813. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1913. tb 06152. x