Porifera name details
Microciona carnosa Bowerbank, 1862
192431 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192431)
unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part II. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 747-829, pls XXVII-XXXV. [details] 
Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 133-136 [details]
Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 133-136 [details]
Holotype BMNH 1930.7.3.203, geounit Celtic Seas
Holotype BMNH 1930.7.3.203, geounit Celtic Seas [details]
Taxonomy Hooper (1996) maintained this as a valid species, Clathria (Microciona) carnosa.
Taxonomy Hooper (1996) maintained this as a valid species, Clathria (Microciona) carnosa. [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. Microciona carnosa Bowerbank, 1862. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=192431 on 2025-05-04
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original description
Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part II. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 747-829, pls XXVII-XXXV. [details] 
original description Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 133-136 [details]
original description Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 133-136 [details]




Holotype BMNH 1930.7.3.203, geounit Celtic Seas [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Hooper (1996) maintained this as a valid species, Clathria (Microciona) carnosa. [details]