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Spongia botryoides Ellis & Solander, 1786 
AphiaID: 132383

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Dictyoceratida (Order) > Spongiidae (Family) > Spongia (Genus)
Status unaccepted unaccepted (genus transfer)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Leucosolenia botryoides (Ellis & Solander, 1786)
Rank Species
Parent Spongia Linnaeus, 1759
Sources  original description: Ellis, J.; Solander, D. 1786. The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63. [details] [full text]

additional source: Van Soest, R.W.M. 2001. Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution Celtic Seas [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Specimen  Unknown type , locality United Kingdom [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To PESI
Image 
Ellis & Solander's (1786) image of Spongia botryoides
Ellis & Solander's (1786) image of Spongia botryoides
added on 2010-08-02 - author: van Soest, Rob
qualitystatus: checked by van Soest, Rob on 2010-08-02 20:55:56
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132383
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van Soest, Rob
2006-10-15 09:09:18Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Spongia botryoides. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132383 on 2013-05-24
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