Schmidt, O. (1874). Kieselspongien. <em>Die Zweite deutsche Nordpolfahrt in 1869-70 (‘Germania' Expedition).</em> 2 (13): 429-433. page(s): 430-433 [details]
Taxonomy Uncertain. Material labeled as Desmacidon anceps has been investigated by Thiele (1903) and found to consist of six quite...
Taxonomy Uncertain. Material labeled as Desmacidon anceps has been investigated by Thiele (1903) and found to consist of six quite different sponges. It is likely that it comprised not only the Greenland 'Germania' Expedition material but also material later collected in SW Norway by the 'Pommerania' Expedition by Schmidt (1875). The description of Schmidt is also impossible to classify as one of these sponges, so the identity of Desmacidon anceps remains incertae sedis. [details]
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. Desmacidon anceps Schmidt, 1874. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133522 on 2026-08-13
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Desmacidon anceps Schmidt, 1874. Accessed at: https://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133522 on 2026-08-13
original descriptionSchmidt, O. (1874). Kieselspongien. <em>Die Zweite deutsche Nordpolfahrt in 1869-70 (‘Germania' Expedition).</em> 2 (13): 429-433. page(s): 430-433 [details]
basis of recordThiele, J. (1903). Beschreibung einiger unzureichend bekannten monaxonen Spongien. <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 69(1): 375-398, pl. XXI., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15069460[details]
additional sourceVan 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 RoR) [details]
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Taxonomy Uncertain. Material labeled as Desmacidon anceps has been investigated by Thiele (1903) and found to consist of six quite different sponges. It is likely that it comprised not only the Greenland 'Germania' Expedition material but also material later collected in SW Norway by the 'Pommerania' Expedition by Schmidt (1875). The description of Schmidt is also impossible to classify as one of these sponges, so the identity of Desmacidon anceps remains incertae sedis. [details]
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