Spongia equina subsp. gossypina var. solitaria Hyatt, 1877

Van Soest, Rob W. M., 2024, Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera, Zootaxa 5398 (1), pp. 1-122 : 25-26

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10494264
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scientific name	Spongia equina subsp. gossypina var. solitaria Hyatt, 1877
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Spongia equina subsp. gossypina var. solitaria Hyatt, 1877 View in CoL

Spongia equina subsp. gossypina var. solitaria Hyatt, 1877: 519 View in CoL , pl. 16 fig. 3.

Spongia solitaria View in CoL ; Van Soest 1978: 18, pl. VIII fig. 4, pl. IV fig.1, text-fig. 6.

Hyatt’s name is not an available name (as it has a fourth name, ICZN art. 45.5), and elevation in rank as Van Soest has attempted is similarly invalid (ICZN art. 45.5.1). The combination Spongia solitaria View in CoL is thus to be considered as authored by Van Soest (1978) (ICZN art. 45.5.1) and his specimen, ZMA Por. 3416, locality Curaçao, approximate coordinates 12°N 69°W, collected by S.J. Mertens, 1887, is the (dried) holotype GoogleMaps .