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Porifera name details

Haliclona mollis (Schmidt, 1870)

132829  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132829)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Heteroscleromorpha (Subclass)
  6. Haplosclerida (Order)
  7. Chalinidae (Family)
  8. Haliclona (Genus)
  9. Haliclona mollis (Species)
 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Siphonochalina mollis Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 34 [details] OpenAccess publication
Homonymy We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 41-42) explanation for the genus transfer.
Removal of homonymy between Haliclona...  
Homonymy We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 41-42) explanation for the genus transfer.
Removal of homonymy between Haliclona mollis (Schmidt, 1870), Haliclona (Reniera) mollis (Lambe, 1893), Haliclona (Reniera) mollis (Baer, 1906), Haliclona baeri (Wilson, 1925) and Haliclona baeri De Laubenfels, 1936.
1. Siphonochalina mollis Schmidt, 1870: 34 (type locality Florida, USA). Van Soest (2001: 99) in his list of European Porifera reassigned this combination to the genus Haliclona as Haliclona mollis. There is a likely confusion / error behind this reassignment, as Van Soest cited Schmidt (1868) as the source (not Schmidt 1870). In Schmidt (1868) there is no citation of the Floridian species Siphonochalina mollis, but there is a description of Mediterranean species Siphonochalina coriacea Schmidt, 1868: 7, the only Siphonochalina mentioned in Schmidt (1868). In view of the fact that Van Soest intended to list European species only, it is reasonable to assume that he mixed up the two species (although he listed Siphonochalina coriacea separately in the list of European Callyspongiidae species). The only other publication mentioning Siphonochalina mollis is Rützler et al. (2009: 303), where it is suggested that S. mollis is “probably a Callyspongia”). We conclude that Haliclona mollis sensu Schmidt, 1870 must be reassigned herein to Callyspongia mollis (Schmidt, 1870), which removes its senior secondary homonymy with the two other homonyms (ICZN Art. 57.3.1). The species is not known from recent descriptions and remains a taxon inquirendum.
2. Reniera mollis Lambe, 1893: 26 (type locality Vancouver Island, Pacific coast of Canada). Originally named Reniera mollis Lambe, 1893 it was transferred to Haliclona by De Weerdt (2002: 867) through the synonymy between Reniera Schmidt, 1862: 72 and Haliclona Grant, 1841: 5, making it a senior secondary homonym of Haliclona mollis (Baer, 1906). The subgenus affiliation is not yet ascertained, but it is likely a member of Haliclona (Rhizoniera), as De Weerdt (1987) (thesis) associated it with Haliclona rosea (Bowerbank, 1866: 282), currently Haliclona (Rhizoniera) rosea.
3. Reniera mollis Baer, 1906: 14 (type locality Zanzibar, East Africa). Originally named Reniera mollis Baer, 1906 it was transferred to Haliclona by De Weerdt (2002: 867) through the synonymy between Reniera Schmidt, 1862 and Haliclona Grant, 1841, also making it a junior secondary homonym of Haliclona mollis (Lambe, 1893), requiring a new name. De Laubenfels (1936: 40) detected the homonymy, proposed to remove it by providing a new name, Haliclona baeri, but by this act created a further junior homonymy with Haliclona baeri (Wilson, 1925: 398, as Reniera implexa var. baeri).
4. Summary: Callyspongia mollis (Schmidt, 1870) is reassigned to the genus Callyspongia and thus is removed from homonymy with mollis Lambe, 1893 and mollis Baer, 1906 (ICZN Art. 57.3.1). Haliclona mollis (Lambe, 1893) is to be maintained as a senior secondary homonym (ICZN Art. 57.3, 57.3.1). Haliclona mollis (Baer, 1906) is a junior secondary homonym with published synonym Haliclona baeri De Laubenfels, 1936, which in turn is a junior homonym of Haliclona baeri (Wilson, 1925). H. baeri sensu de Laubenfels does not appear to have a published synonym, so it needed to be replaced (ICZN Art. 60.3). To remove the homonymy of both junior homonyms Haliclona leopoldbaeri nom. nov. was proposed, named after Leopold Baer. The subgenus
affiliation is not yet ascertained. [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. Haliclona mollis (Schmidt, 1870). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=132829 on 2024-11-23
Date
action
by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2005-12-23 16:57:38Z
changed
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2007-10-31 15:00:05Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2020-06-11 09:20:14Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

original description (of Siphonochalina mollis Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 34 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication
 
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Homonymy We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 41-42) explanation for the genus transfer.
Removal of homonymy between Haliclona mollis (Schmidt, 1870), Haliclona (Reniera) mollis (Lambe, 1893), Haliclona (Reniera) mollis (Baer, 1906), Haliclona baeri (Wilson, 1925) and Haliclona baeri De Laubenfels, 1936.
1. Siphonochalina mollis Schmidt, 1870: 34 (type locality Florida, USA). Van Soest (2001: 99) in his list of European Porifera reassigned this combination to the genus Haliclona as Haliclona mollis. There is a likely confusion / error behind this reassignment, as Van Soest cited Schmidt (1868) as the source (not Schmidt 1870). In Schmidt (1868) there is no citation of the Floridian species Siphonochalina mollis, but there is a description of Mediterranean species Siphonochalina coriacea Schmidt, 1868: 7, the only Siphonochalina mentioned in Schmidt (1868). In view of the fact that Van Soest intended to list European species only, it is reasonable to assume that he mixed up the two species (although he listed Siphonochalina coriacea separately in the list of European Callyspongiidae species). The only other publication mentioning Siphonochalina mollis is Rützler et al. (2009: 303), where it is suggested that S. mollis is “probably a Callyspongia”). We conclude that Haliclona mollis sensu Schmidt, 1870 must be reassigned herein to Callyspongia mollis (Schmidt, 1870), which removes its senior secondary homonymy with the two other homonyms (ICZN Art. 57.3.1). The species is not known from recent descriptions and remains a taxon inquirendum.
2. Reniera mollis Lambe, 1893: 26 (type locality Vancouver Island, Pacific coast of Canada). Originally named Reniera mollis Lambe, 1893 it was transferred to Haliclona by De Weerdt (2002: 867) through the synonymy between Reniera Schmidt, 1862: 72 and Haliclona Grant, 1841: 5, making it a senior secondary homonym of Haliclona mollis (Baer, 1906). The subgenus affiliation is not yet ascertained, but it is likely a member of Haliclona (Rhizoniera), as De Weerdt (1987) (thesis) associated it with Haliclona rosea (Bowerbank, 1866: 282), currently Haliclona (Rhizoniera) rosea.
3. Reniera mollis Baer, 1906: 14 (type locality Zanzibar, East Africa). Originally named Reniera mollis Baer, 1906 it was transferred to Haliclona by De Weerdt (2002: 867) through the synonymy between Reniera Schmidt, 1862 and Haliclona Grant, 1841, also making it a junior secondary homonym of Haliclona mollis (Lambe, 1893), requiring a new name. De Laubenfels (1936: 40) detected the homonymy, proposed to remove it by providing a new name, Haliclona baeri, but by this act created a further junior homonymy with Haliclona baeri (Wilson, 1925: 398, as Reniera implexa var. baeri).
4. Summary: Callyspongia mollis (Schmidt, 1870) is reassigned to the genus Callyspongia and thus is removed from homonymy with mollis Lambe, 1893 and mollis Baer, 1906 (ICZN Art. 57.3.1). Haliclona mollis (Lambe, 1893) is to be maintained as a senior secondary homonym (ICZN Art. 57.3, 57.3.1). Haliclona mollis (Baer, 1906) is a junior secondary homonym with published synonym Haliclona baeri De Laubenfels, 1936, which in turn is a junior homonym of Haliclona baeri (Wilson, 1925). H. baeri sensu de Laubenfels does not appear to have a published synonym, so it needed to be replaced (ICZN Art. 60.3). To remove the homonymy of both junior homonyms Haliclona leopoldbaeri nom. nov. was proposed, named after Leopold Baer. The subgenus
affiliation is not yet ascertained. [details]
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