WoRMS taxon details
Echinodictyum mesenterinum (Lamarck, 1814)
167984 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167984)
accepted
Species
Echinodictyum bilamellatum (Lamarck, 1814) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Echinodictyum elegans (Lendenfeld, 1888) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Echinodictyum topsenti Laubenfels, 1936 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Echinonema vasiplicatum Carter, 1882 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Kalykenteron elegans Lendenfeld, 1888 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Kalykenteron silex Lendenfeld, 1888 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Spongia bilamellata Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Spongia bilamellata var. beta Lamarck, 1814 · unaccepted
Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Thalassodendron typicum sensu Whitelegge, 1901 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814) Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1814 [1813]). Sur les polypiers empâtés. <em>Annales du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 20: 294-312; 370-386; 432-458.
page(s): 444 [details]
page(s): 444 [details]
Lectotype (of Spongia bilamellata var. beta Lamarck,...
, Type locality contained in Shark Bay
Lectotype (of Spongia bilamellata var. beta Lamarck, 1814) MNHN DT568 [details]
type locality contained in Shark Bay [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. Echinodictyum mesenterinum (Lamarck, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167984 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinodictyum topsenti Laubenfels, 1936) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22.
page(s): 63 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Echinonema vasiplicatum Carter, 1882) Carter, H.J. (1882). New Sponges, Observations on old ones, and a proposed New Group. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 10(55):106-125. [details]
original description (of Kalykenteron silex Lendenfeld, 1888) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 217 [details]
original description (of Kalykenteron elegans Lendenfeld, 1888) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 216-217 [details]
original description (of Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814) Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1814 [1813]). Sur les polypiers empâtés. <em>Annales du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 20: 294-312; 370-386; 432-458.
page(s): 444 [details]
original description (of Thalassodendron typicum sensu Whitelegge, 1901) Whitelegge, T. (1901). Report on sponges from the coastal beaches of New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 4 (2): 55-118, pls X-XV. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Spongia bilamellata var. beta Lamarck, 1814) Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1814 [1813]). Sur les polypiers empâtés. <em>Annales du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 20: 294-312; 370-386; 432-458.
page(s): 434 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (1991). Revision of the family Raspailiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Invertebrate Taxonomy.</em> 5 (6): 1179-1418.
page(s): 1379-1383 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 63 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Echinonema vasiplicatum Carter, 1882) Carter, H.J. (1882). New Sponges, Observations on old ones, and a proposed New Group. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 10(55):106-125. [details]
original description (of Kalykenteron silex Lendenfeld, 1888) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 217 [details]
original description (of Kalykenteron elegans Lendenfeld, 1888) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 216-217 [details]
original description (of Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814) Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1814 [1813]). Sur les polypiers empâtés. <em>Annales du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 20: 294-312; 370-386; 432-458.
page(s): 444 [details]
original description (of Thalassodendron typicum sensu Whitelegge, 1901) Whitelegge, T. (1901). Report on sponges from the coastal beaches of New South Wales. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 4 (2): 55-118, pls X-XV. (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Spongia bilamellata var. beta Lamarck, 1814) Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1814 [1813]). Sur les polypiers empâtés. <em>Annales du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 20: 294-312; 370-386; 432-458.
page(s): 434 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (1991). Revision of the family Raspailiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Invertebrate Taxonomy.</em> 5 (6): 1179-1418.
page(s): 1379-1383 [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A.; Sutcliffe, P.; Schlacher-Hoenlinger, M.A. (2008). New species of Raspailiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida) from southeast Queensland. <i>In</i>: Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. (Eds), Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop. The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay, Queensland. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum — Nature.</em> 54 (1): 1–22.
page(s): 15-20 [details]
additional source Sorokin, S.J.; Currie, D.R.; Ward, T.M. (2005). Sponges of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Benthic Protection Zone). <em>South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Aquatic Sciences Publication.</em> RD04/0170, (65): 1-92.
page(s): 31 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Sorokin, S.J.; Fromont, J.; Currie, D. (2007). Demosponge biodiversity in the Benthic Protection Zone of the Great Australian Bight. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 132 (2): 192-204.
page(s): 195 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Lim, S.C.; de Voogd, N.J.; Tan, K.S. (2008). A guide to sponges of Singapore. Science Centre Singapore, pp. 1-173.
page(s): 94 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fromont, J. (2003). Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: taxonomie affinities and biogeography. pp. 405-417. In: Wells, F.E.; Walker, D.I.; Jones, D.S. (eds.) The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
page(s): 408 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]
page(s): 15-20 [details]
additional source Sorokin, S.J.; Currie, D.R.; Ward, T.M. (2005). Sponges of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Benthic Protection Zone). <em>South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Aquatic Sciences Publication.</em> RD04/0170, (65): 1-92.
page(s): 31 [details] Available for editors

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

additional source Lim, S.C.; de Voogd, N.J.; Tan, K.S. (2008). A guide to sponges of Singapore. Science Centre Singapore, pp. 1-173.
page(s): 94 [details] Available for editors

additional source Fromont, J. (2003). Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: taxonomie affinities and biogeography. pp. 405-417. In: Wells, F.E.; Walker, D.I.; Jones, D.S. (eds.) The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
page(s): 408 [details] Available for editors

additional source Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]





Lectotype (of Spongia bilamellata var. beta Lamarck, 1814) MNHN DT568 [details]
Unknown type (of Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814) MNHN DT 568, geounit Shark Bay [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Echinodictyum topsenti Laubenfels, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Thalassodendron typicum sensu Whitelegge, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Spongia bilamellata Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Kalykenteron silex Lendenfeld, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Kalykenteron elegans Lendenfeld, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinodictyum mesenterinum)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Echinodictyum mesenterinum)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Echinodictyum mesenterinum)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Echinodictyum topsenti Laubenfels, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Thalassodendron typicum sensu Whitelegge, 1901)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Spongia bilamellata Lamarck, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Kalykenteron silex Lendenfeld, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Kalykenteron elegans Lendenfeld, 1888)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Echinodictyum mesenterinum)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Echinodictyum mesenterinum)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Echinodictyum mesenterinum)