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Cydonium Fleming, 1828

132003  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132003)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Tetractinellida (Order)
  7. Astrophorina (Suborder)
  8. Geodiidae (Family)
  9. Cydonium (Genus)
 unaccepted (junior synonym)
Genus
Geodia (Cydonium) Fleming, 1828 · unaccepted (junior synonym)

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  1. Species Cydonium arabicum (Carter, 1869) accepted as Geodia arabica Carter, 1869 (genus transfer)
  2. Species Cydonium barretti (Bowerbank, 1858) accepted as Geodia barretti Bowerbank, 1858 (genus transfer)
  3. Species Cydonium berryi Sollas, 1888 accepted as Geodia berryi (Sollas, 1888) (genus transfer)
  4. Species Cydonium conchilegum (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Geodia conchilega Schmidt, 1862 (genus transfer)
  5. Species Cydonium cooksoni Sollas, 1888 accepted as Geodia cooksoni (Sollas, 1888) (genus transfer)
  6. Species Cydonium depressum (Bowerbank, 1873) accepted as Geodia depressa Bowerbank, 1873 (reverted genus transfer)
  7. Species Cydonium eosaster Sollas, 1888 accepted as Geodia eosaster (Sollas, 1888) (genus transfer)
  8. Species Cydonium erinaceus Lendenfeld, 1888 accepted as Geodia erinacea (Lendenfeld, 1888) (genus transfer)
  9. Species Cydonium geodina (Schmidt, 1868) accepted as Geodia geodina (Schmidt, 1868) (genus transfer)
  10. Species Cydonium gigas (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  11. Species Cydonium glariosus Sollas, 1888 accepted as Geodia glariosa (Sollas, 1888) (genus transfer)
  12. Species Cydonium globostelliferum (Carter, 1880) accepted as Geodia globostellifera Carter, 1880 (reverted genus transfer)
  13. Species Cydonium hirsutus Sollas, 1886 accepted as Geodia hirsuta (Sollas, 1886) (genus transfer)
  14. Species Cydonium inconspicuum (Bowerbank, 1873) accepted as Geodia inconspicua (Bowerbank, 1873) (genus transfer)
  15. Species Cydonium intutum Topsent, 1892 accepted as Caminella intuta (Topsent, 1892) (genus transfer)
  16. Species Cydonium japonicum Sollas, 1888 accepted as Geodia japonica (Sollas, 1888) (genus transfer)
  17. Species Cydonium magellani Sollas, 1886 accepted as Geodia magellani (Sollas, 1886) (genus transfer)
  18. Species Cydonium muelleri Fleming, 1828 accepted as Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  19. Species Cydonium normani Sollas, 1888 accepted as Geodia macandrewii Bowerbank, 1858 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
  20. Species Cydonium nux (Selenka, 1867) accepted as Tethya nux (Selenka, 1867) (genus transfer)
  21. Species Cydonium pergamentaceum (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Geodia pergamentacea Schmidt, 1870 (reverted genus transfer)
  22. Species Cydonium pleiades Sollas, 1888 accepted as Geodia pleiades (Sollas, 1888) (genus transfer)
  23. Species Cydonium simplex (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Geodia simplex Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Geodia cydonium (Linnaeus, 1767) (reverted genus transfer)
  24. Species Cydonium sphaeroides Kieschnick, 1896 accepted as Geodia sphaeroides (Kieschnick, 1896) (genus transfer)
  25. Species Cydonium tuberosum (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Geodia tuberosa Schmidt, 1862 (reverted genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
neuter
Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan. Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569
page(s): 516 [details] 
Taxonomy According to Cárdenas et al. 2010, Cydonium is a valid genus based on molecular sequence analysis. We will await further...  
Taxonomy According to Cárdenas et al. 2010, Cydonium is a valid genus based on molecular sequence analysis. We will await further morpholgical confirmation before implementing this. [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. Cydonium Fleming, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132003 on 2025-05-25
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2005-11-27 20:29:43Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2008-08-10 12:15:54Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2018-01-12 09:49:12Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole
2022-04-04 11:34:26Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Nomenclature

original description Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan. Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18569
page(s): 516 [details] 

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Topsent, E. (1894). Étude monographique des Spongiaires de France. I.Tetractinellida. Archives de Zoologie expérimentale et générale. (3) 2:259-400, pls XI-XVI.
page(s): 326 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Uriz, M.J. (2002). Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 134-140. In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+xvliii, ISBN 0-306-47260-0. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Uriz, M.J. (2002[2004]). Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 134-140. In: Hooper, J.N.A., van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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Taxonomy According to Cárdenas et al. 2010, Cydonium is a valid genus based on molecular sequence analysis. We will await further morpholgical confirmation before implementing this. [details]
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