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Aka infesta (Johnson, 1889)

132931  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132931)

 unaccepted (Junior synonymy with insect genus Aka White, 1879. Reverting to next available name.)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Acca infesta Johnson, 1899) Johnson, J.Y. (1899). Notes on some Sponges belonging to the Clionidae obtained at Madeira. <em>Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 1899.</em> 461-463, pl. VI.
page(s): 462 [details]  OpenAccess publication 
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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Aka infesta (Johnson, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132931 on 2024-05-02
Date
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
2005-08-05 10:55:27Z
checked
2008-03-07 15:24:48Z
changed
2008-03-08 15:57:44Z
changed
2012-03-27 01:22:31Z
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2017-07-31 19:43:49Z
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original description  (of Acca infesta Johnson, 1899) Johnson, J.Y. (1899). Notes on some Sponges belonging to the Clionidae obtained at Madeira. <em>Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 1899.</em> 461-463, pl. VI.
page(s): 462 [details]  OpenAccess publication 

basis of record Schönberg, C.H.L.; Beuck, L. (2007). Where Topsent went wrong: <i>Aka infesta</i> a.k.a. <i>Aka labyrinthica</i> (Demospongiae: Phloeodictyidae) and implications for other <i>Aka</i> species. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.</em> 87, 1459–1476.
page(s): 1466-1469 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS[details]  OpenAccess publication 
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Specimen Schönberg & Beuck (2007) cited the wrong specimen number for their extensive redescription of Aka infesta (Johnson, 1899) (=Siphonodictyon infestum) from the Ionian Sea. The number they give is ZMA POR. 19927, but the genuine catalogue number for the specimen is 19972. [details]
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