(ofCliona labyrinthica Hancock, 1849)Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus Cliona with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612 page(s): 345; pl XV fig 7; note: type-locality not indicated, on Tridacna shells [details]
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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Aka labyrinthica (Hancock, 1849). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166916 on 2025-05-30
original description(ofCliona labyrinthica Hancock, 1849)Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus Cliona with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612 page(s): 345; pl XV fig 7; note: type-locality not indicated, on Tridacna shells [details]
basis of recordRosell, D.; Uriz, M.J. (2002). Excavating and endolithic sponge species (Porifera) from the Mediterranean: species descriptions and identification key. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 2, 55-86. page(s): 58-60; fig 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceBen Mustapha, K; Zarrouk, S.; Souissi, A.; El Abed, A. (2003). Diversité des Démosponges Tunisiennes. Bulletin Institut national des Sciences et Technologies de la mer de Salammbô. 30, 55-78. page(s): 73; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceCorriero, G.; Abbiati, M.; Santangelo, G. (1997). Sponges inhabiting a Mediteranean red coral population. Marine Ecology. 18 (2), 147-155. page(s): 149; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors [request]
additional sourceAlander, H. (1942). Sponges from the Swedish west-coast and adjacent waters. Ph.D. Thesis. (University of Lund, H. Struves: Gøteborg). Pp. 1-95, 15 pls. page(s): 28; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors [request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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North Sea
Western Mediterranean
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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]
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