Genus Sycon Risso, 1827
- Sycon Risso, A. 1827 [1826]. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes. Paris : F.-G. Levrault Vol. 5 viii, 402 pp., 10 pls. [Date published November 1827] [368].
Type species:
Sycon humboldti Risso, 1826 by subsequent designation, see Dendy, A. & Row, R.W.H. 1913. The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges, with a reference list of all the described species, systematically arranged. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 704-813 [746]. - Scypha Gray, J.E. 1821. In Gray, S.F. A Natural Arrangement of British Plants. London : Baldwin Vol. 1 824 pp. 21 pls. [357] [as an unjustified emendation or incorrect subsequent spelling of Scyphia Oken, 1815, the former is a junior objective synonym of Scyphia (ICZN Art. 67h), with which it shares the type species Spongia scyphiformis Esper, 1799 by subsequent designation in de Laubenfels, 1936, and is not available].
Type species:
Spongia coronata Ellis & Solander, 1786 by subsequent designation, see Dendy, A. & Row, R.W.H. 1913. The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges, with a reference list of all the described species, systematically arranged. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 704-813 [793]; Wiedenmayer, F. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] (this type designation is invalid). - Sycortis Haeckel, E. 1872. Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin : Georg Reimer Vol. 1 pp. 1-396; Vol. 2 pp. 1-418; Vol. 3, pls 1-30. [part translated in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4)11: 241–262, 421–430] [277].
Type species:
Sycortis laevigata Haeckel, 1872 by subsequent designation, see Dendy, A. & Row, R.W.H. 1913. The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges, with a reference list of all the described species, systematically arranged. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 704-813. - Homoderma Lendenfeld, R. von 1885. The Homocoela hitherto described from Australia and the new family Homodermidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 9: 896-907 [903].
Type species:
Homoderma sycandra Lendenfeld, 1885 by monotypy. - Tenthrenodes Jenkin, C.F. 1908. Porifera. III. Calcarea. pp. 1-52 pls 27-38 in, National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. London : British Museum. [9].
Type species:
Tenthrenodes antarcticus Jenkin, 1908 by subsequent monotypy, see Dendy, A. & Row, R.W.H. 1913. The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges, with a reference list of all the described species, systematically arranged. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 704-813 [744]. - Streptoconus Jenkin, C.F. 1908. Porifera. III. Calcarea. pp. 1-52 pls 27-38 in, National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. London : British Museum. [25].
Type species:
Streptoconus australis Jenkin, 1908 by monotypy. - Hypodictyon Jenkin, C.F. 1908. Porifera. III. Calcarea. pp. 1-52 pls 27-38 in, National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904. Natural History. London : British Museum. [27].
Type species:
Hypodictyon longstaffi Jenkin, 1908 by monotypy.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dendy, A. & Row, R.W.H. 1913. The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges, with a reference list of all the described species, systematically arranged. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 704-813 [744]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Sycettidae with a central atrial tube decorated with short, completely separate radial tubes. There is no defined inhalant aquiferous system. The skeleton of the radial tubes is composed of triactines and tetractines, and diactines may be found in the distal cones.
ID Keys
See Order Leucosolenida Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Borojevic, R., Boury-Esnault, N., Manuel, M. & Vacelet, J. 2002. Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. pp. 1157-1184 in Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 2. [1162]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | PORIFERA Grant, 1836 | 27-Mar-2018 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 21-Dec-2011 | 21-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |