WoRMS name details
Verongula praetexta (Hyatt, 1875)
169673 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169673)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(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]
page(s): 405 [details]
Taxonomy Bergquist & Cook, 2002 for unexplained reasons reversed the decision of Wiedenmayer (1977) to consider Verongula praetexta...
Taxonomy Bergquist & Cook, 2002 for unexplained reasons reversed the decision of Wiedenmayer (1977) to consider Verongula praetexta a junior synonym of Verongula gigantea. 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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Verongula praetexta (Hyatt, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169673 on 2025-04-25
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Nomenclature
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]
basis of record Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43. [details] Available for editors
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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. [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 praetexta a junior synonym of Verongula gigantea. We follow Wiedenmayer's guidance in this matter as he compared and discussed this issue. [details]
