WoRMS taxon details
Verongula gigantea (Hyatt, 1875)
169672 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169672)
accepted
Species
Aplysilla compressa (Carter, 1882) · unaccepted
Aplysina compressa Carter, 1882 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Aplysina praetexta Hyatt, 1875 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Fasciospongia compressa (Carter, 1882) · unaccepted
Luffaria compressa (Carter, 1882) · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Verongula praetexta (Hyatt, 1875) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875) Hyatt, A. (1875). Revision of the North American Poriferae; with Remarks upon Foreign Species. Part I. <em>Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 399-408, pl. XIII.
page(s): 405 [details]
page(s): 405 [details]
Type locality contained in Bahamian
type locality contained in Bahamian [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy Bergquist & Cook, 2002 for unexplained reasons reversed the decision of Wiedenmayer (1977) to consider Verongula gigantea a...
Taxonomy Bergquist & Cook, 2002 for unexplained reasons reversed the decision of Wiedenmayer (1977) to consider Verongula gigantea a senior synonym of Verongula praetexta. We follow Wiedenmayer's guidance in this matter as he compared and discussed this issue. [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Verongula gigantea (Hyatt, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169672 on 2024-06-12
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original description
(of Aplysina compressa Carter, 1882) Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up
page(s): 270 [details]
original description (of Aplysina praetexta Hyatt, 1875) Hyatt, A. (1875). Revision of the North American Poriferae; with Remarks upon Foreign Species. Part I. <em>Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 399-408, pl. XIII.
page(s): 405 [details]
original description (of Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875) Hyatt, A. (1875). Revision of the North American Poriferae; with Remarks upon Foreign Species. Part I. <em>Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 399-408, pl. XIII.
page(s): 405 [details]
basis of record Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
page(s): 76-77 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Alcolado, P.M.; Busutil, L. (2012). Inventaire des spongiaires néritiques du Parc National de La Guadeloupe (Inventario de las esponjas neríticas del Parque Nacional de Guadalupe). <em>Serie Oceanológica.</em> 10, 62-76.
page(s): 72 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Vacelet, J. (1990). Les spongiaires. <i>in</i> Le Monde Marin. (ed. Claude Bouchon) pp 16-33. <em>La Grande Encyclopédie de la Caraïbe.</em> Editions Caraïbes, Pointe à Pitre.
page(s): 32 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pérez, T. ; Díaz, M.C.; Ruiz, C.; Cóndor-Luján, B.; Klautau, M.; Hajdu, E.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Zea, S.; Pomponi, S.A.; Thacker, R.W.; Carteron, S.; Tollu, G.; Pouget-Cuvelier, A.; Thélamon, P.; Marechal, J.-P.; Thomas, O.P.; Ereskovsky, A.E.; Vacelet, J.; Boury-Esnault, N. (2017). How a collaborative integrated taxonomic effort has trained new spongiologists and improved knowledge of Martinique Island (French Antilles, eastern Caribbean Sea) marine biodiversity. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 12 (3): e0173859., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173859
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Lehnert, H.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1998). Shallow water sponges of Jamaica. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 48 (5): 71-103.
page(s): 98 [details]
additional source Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 86: 65-216.
page(s): 185 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 270 [details]
original description (of Aplysina praetexta Hyatt, 1875) Hyatt, A. (1875). Revision of the North American Poriferae; with Remarks upon Foreign Species. Part I. <em>Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 399-408, pl. XIII.
page(s): 405 [details]
original description (of Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875) Hyatt, A. (1875). Revision of the North American Poriferae; with Remarks upon Foreign Species. Part I. <em>Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 399-408, pl. XIII.
page(s): 405 [details]
basis of record Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43.
page(s): 76-77 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Alcolado, P.M.; Busutil, L. (2012). Inventaire des spongiaires néritiques du Parc National de La Guadeloupe (Inventario de las esponjas neríticas del Parque Nacional de Guadalupe). <em>Serie Oceanológica.</em> 10, 62-76.
page(s): 72 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Vacelet, J. (1990). Les spongiaires. <i>in</i> Le Monde Marin. (ed. Claude Bouchon) pp 16-33. <em>La Grande Encyclopédie de la Caraïbe.</em> Editions Caraïbes, Pointe à Pitre.
page(s): 32 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Pérez, T. ; Díaz, M.C.; Ruiz, C.; Cóndor-Luján, B.; Klautau, M.; Hajdu, E.; Lôbo-Hajdu, G.; Zea, S.; Pomponi, S.A.; Thacker, R.W.; Carteron, S.; Tollu, G.; Pouget-Cuvelier, A.; Thélamon, P.; Marechal, J.-P.; Thomas, O.P.; Ereskovsky, A.E.; Vacelet, J.; Boury-Esnault, N. (2017). How a collaborative integrated taxonomic effort has trained new spongiologists and improved knowledge of Martinique Island (French Antilles, eastern Caribbean Sea) marine biodiversity. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 12 (3): e0173859., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173859
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source Lehnert, H.; van Soest, R.W.M. (1998). Shallow water sponges of Jamaica. <em>Beaufortia.</em> 48 (5): 71-103.
page(s): 98 [details]
additional source Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 86: 65-216.
page(s): 185 [details] Available for editors [request]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Bergquist & Cook, 2002 for unexplained reasons reversed the decision of Wiedenmayer (1977) to consider Verongula gigantea a senior synonym of Verongula praetexta. We follow Wiedenmayer's guidance in this matter as he compared and discussed this issue. [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aplysina compressa Carter, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Verongula praetexta (Hyatt, 1875))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Aplysina praetexta Hyatt, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Verongula gigantea)
To The Sponge Guide
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records) (from synonym Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (9 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 000295.PR) (from synonym Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007901.PR)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Aplysina compressa Carter, 1882)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Verongula praetexta (Hyatt, 1875))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Aplysina praetexta Hyatt, 1875)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Verongula gigantea)
To The Sponge Guide
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records) (from synonym Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (9 records)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 000295.PR) (from synonym Aplysina gigantea Hyatt, 1875)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007901.PR)
From other sources
Hosted externally, from synonym