WoRMS taxon details
Desmacella alba (Wilson, 1904)
168296 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168296)
accepted
Species
Tylodesma alba Wilson, 1904 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Tylodesma alba Wilson, 1904) Wilson, H.V. (1904). Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 30 (1): 1-164.
page(s): 136-138 [details]
page(s): 136-138 [details]
Type locality contained in Eastern Galapagos Islands
type locality contained in Eastern Galapagos Islands [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Desmacella alba (Wilson, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168296 on 2025-10-12
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Tylodesma alba Wilson, 1904) Wilson, H.V. (1904). Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 30 (1): 1-164.
page(s): 136-138 [details]
page(s): 136-138 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
