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Hamacantha (Vomerula) azorica
Topsent, 1904
AphiaID
737981
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:737981)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
Porifera
Demospongiae
Heteroscleromorpha
Merliida
Hamacanthidae
Hamacantha
Hamacantha (Vomerula)
Hamacantha (Vomerula) azorica
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Hamacantha (Vomerula)
Schmidt, 1880
Original name
Hamacantha implicans var. azorica
Topsent, 1904
Synonymised names
Hamacantha (Hamacantha) azorica
Topsent, 1904
·
unaccepted
(subgenus transfer)
Hamacantha implicans var. azorica
Topsent, 1904
·
unaccepted
(status change)
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Hamacantha implicans var. azorica
Topsent, 1904
)
Topsent, E. (1904). Spongiaires des Açores. <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 25: 1-280, pls 1-18.
,
available online at
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40603003
page(s): 221-222
[details]
Taxonomic citation
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.
Hamacantha (Vomerula) azorica
Topsent, 1904. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=737981 on 2026-09-12
Regional species database citation
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species.
Hamacantha (Vomerula) azorica
Topsent, 1904. Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=737981 on 2026-09-12
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2013-08-21 19:12:00Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2016-02-22 19:23:02Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Documented distribution (0)
Attributes (5)
Links (3)
original description
(of
Hamacantha implicans var. azorica
Topsent, 1904
)
Topsent, E. (1904). Spongiaires des Açores. <em>Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies par le Prince Albert I. Monaco.</em> 25: 1-280, pls 1-18.
,
available online at
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40603003
page(s): 221-222
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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To PESI
(from synonym
Hamacantha (Hamacantha) azorica
Topsent, 1904
)
To PESI
(from synonym
Hamacantha implicans var. azorica
Topsent, 1904
)
To PESI