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Spheciospongia purpurea (Lamarck, 1815) 
AphiaID: 170551

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Hadromerida (Order) > Clionaidae (Family) > Spheciospongia (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Spheciospongia Marshall, 1892
Synonymised
taxa
  Alcyonium purpureum Lamarck, 1815 (genus transfer)
Spirastrella bonneti Topsent, 1906 (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spirastrella purpurea (Lamarck, 1815) (genus transfer)
Suberites wilsoni Carter, 1885 (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Sources  original description: Lamarck, J.B.P. De Monet, Comte De, 1813-1814. Sur les polypiers empâtés. Suite du mémoire intitulé: Sur les Polypiers empâtés. Suite des éponges. Annales du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, Paris 20 (6): 294-312 (published 1813), 370-386, 432-458 (published 1814). [details]

additional source: Sorokin, S.J., Currie, D.R. & Ward, T.M. 2005. Sponges of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Benthic Protection Zone). South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Aquatic Sciences Publication RD04/0170, (65): 1-92
page(s): 17 [details]


additional source: Sorokin, S.J., Fromont, J. & Currie, D. 2007. Demosponge biodiversity in the Benthic Protection Zone of the Great Australian Bight. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 132(2): 192-204
page(s): 195 [details]


from synonym: Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. Pp. 1-620. In: Wells, A. (Ed.), Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. (CSIRO: Melbourne)., available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist#selected [details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Topsent, E. 1906b. Les Clavulides purpurines. Bulletin du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 12 (7): 570-575. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

from synonym: Carter, H.J. 1885a. Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 15(86): 107-117, pl. IV [details] [view taxon] [full text]

from synonym: Topsent, E. 1933. Eponges de Lamarck conservées au Muséum de Paris.Fin. Archives du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle. Paris (6) 10:1-60, pls I-III. [details] [view taxon]

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Subspecies Spheciospongia purpurea glaebosa (Vosmaer, 1911) (species inquirenda)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Australia (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
Bassian [details]
Great Australian Bight [details]
Leeuwin [details]
Specimen  Unknown type (from synonym): MNHN DT 1883, locality Geelong [view taxon]
Link To Encyclopedia of Life
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170551
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z  created  db_admin
2008-07-20 12:55:31Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Spheciospongia purpurea (Lamarck, 1815). 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=170551 on 2013-05-25
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