Sericolophus (Pheronematidae) and Hernandeziana (Corythophoridae) are synonyms (Hexactinellida: Porifera) |
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| Authors: | HENRY M REISWIG MICHAEL N ZGRAGGEN |
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| Institution: | Redpath Museum, McGill University, 859 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6;Department of Biology, McGill University, 1205 Dr. Penfield St., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1B1 |
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| Abstract: | Eight specimens of Sericolophus reflexus (Ijima) were compared with the holotype of Hernandeziana ijimae (Hernandez) to assess suspected synonymy of these taxa. An extensive morphometric analysis of the spicules available in these specimens of variable condition show that the H. ijimae holotype exhibits characters near the centre of the range of S. reflexus. It is concluded that H. ijimae is a junior synonym of S. reflexus , and that the family Corythophoridae de Laubenfels is invalid by preoccupation of its base generic name. |
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| Keywords: | Hexactinellida Porifera Pheronematidae systematics |
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