Amphoriscus Haeckel, 1870
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5468376 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B2494E1B-FF98-B26A-F6BF-FC08FCCAA3A2 |
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Marcus |
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Amphoriscus Haeckel, 1870 |
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Genus Amphoriscus Haeckel, 1870 View in CoL
TYPE SPECIES. — Ute chrysalis Schmidt, 1864 by subsequent designation (Dendy & Row 1913).
DIAGNOSIS. — Amphoriscidae with a syconoid organization of the aquiferous system. Scattered spicules in the choanosome are always absent.
DESCRIPTION
Amphoriscus is a well-characterized genus, and contains several species of solitary sponges with beautiful vitreous transparent walls. The genus is found in all the oceans.
Dendy & Row (1913) kept the genus Syculmis Haeckel, 1872 for Amphoriscidae with a roottuft of diactines and anchoring tetractines. We had the opportunity to observe similar anchoring structures in the families Sycettidae and Jenkinidae , and we do not feel that this character calls for the creation of a special genus; we propose the inclusion of the sponge described as Syculmis synapta by Haeckel (1872), in the genus Amphoriscus .
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