WoRMS taxon details
Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862)
164278 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164278)
accepted
Species
Leucandra lesinensis Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Leuconia messinensis Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Leuconia nicaeensis Haeckel, 1872 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Spongia panicea sensu Esper, 1794 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Sycinula aspera (Schmidt, 1862) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862) Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 15-16; pl I fig 4 [details]
page(s): 15-16; pl I fig 4 [details]
Type locality contained in Ionian Sea
type locality contained in Ionian Sea [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Leucandra aspera (Schmidt, 1862). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=164278 on 2026-10-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spongia panicea sensu Esper, 1794) Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 224-226 [details]
original description (of Leucandra lesinensis Haeckel, 1872) Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]
original description (of Leuconia messinensis Haeckel, 1872) Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]
original description (of Leuconia nicaeensis Haeckel, 1872) Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]
original description (of Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862) Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 15-16; pl I fig 4 [details]
page(s): 224-226 [details]
original description (of Leucandra lesinensis Haeckel, 1872) Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]
original description (of Leuconia messinensis Haeckel, 1872) Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]
original description (of Leuconia nicaeensis Haeckel, 1872) Haeckel, E. (1872). Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. <em>G. Reimer:Berlin.</em> (1: 1-484) 2: 1-418 (3: pls 1-60). [details]
original description (of Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862) Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 15-16; pl I fig 4 [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors 
[request]
additional source Hanitsch, R. (1895). Notes on a Collection of Sponges from the West Coast of Portugal. <em>Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society.</em> 9:205-219, pls xii-xii.
page(s): 206-207 [details]
additional source Le Mao, P.; Godet, L.; Fournier, J.; Desroy, D.; Gentil, F.; Thiébaud, E.; Poutinet, L.; Cabioch, L: Retière, C.; Chambers, P. (2020). Atlas de la faune marine invertébrée du golfe Normano-Breton Volume 5 - Autres espèces -. Éditions de la Station biologique de Roscoff, ISBN 82951802971. 308 pp. , available online at http://hal-02490465
page(s): 57 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Row, R.W.H. (1909). Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea. XIII. Report on the Sponges, collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904-5. Part I. Calcarea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology.</em> 31 (206): 182-214., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1909.tb00983.x
page(s): 186; note: Misapplication: The original locality of the species is the Adriatic, so Row's record in uinlikely to be correct. [details]
additional source Rützler, K. (1986). Phylum Porifera (Sponges). Pp. 111-126. <em>in: W. Sterrer (ed.) Marine Fauna and Flora of Bermuda. John Wiley & Sons, New York.</em> i-xxx, 1-742.
page(s): 127 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Topsent, E.; Olivier, L. (1943). Eponges observées dans les parages de Monaco (fin). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 854: 1-12.
page(s): 12 [details]
[request]additional source Hanitsch, R. (1895). Notes on a Collection of Sponges from the West Coast of Portugal. <em>Transactions of the Liverpool Biological Society.</em> 9:205-219, pls xii-xii.
page(s): 206-207 [details]
additional source Le Mao, P.; Godet, L.; Fournier, J.; Desroy, D.; Gentil, F.; Thiébaud, E.; Poutinet, L.; Cabioch, L: Retière, C.; Chambers, P. (2020). Atlas de la faune marine invertébrée du golfe Normano-Breton Volume 5 - Autres espèces -. Éditions de la Station biologique de Roscoff, ISBN 82951802971. 308 pp. , available online at http://hal-02490465
page(s): 57 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Row, R.W.H. (1909). Reports on the Marine Biology of the Sudanese Red Sea. XIII. Report on the Sponges, collected by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1904-5. Part I. Calcarea. <em>Journal of the Linnean Society. Zoology.</em> 31 (206): 182-214., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1909.tb00983.x
page(s): 186; note: Misapplication: The original locality of the species is the Adriatic, so Row's record in uinlikely to be correct. [details]
additional source Rützler, K. (1986). Phylum Porifera (Sponges). Pp. 111-126. <em>in: W. Sterrer (ed.) Marine Fauna and Flora of Bermuda. John Wiley & Sons, New York.</em> i-xxx, 1-742.
page(s): 127 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Topsent, E.; Olivier, L. (1943). Eponges observées dans les parages de Monaco (fin). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut océanographique, Monaco.</em> 854: 1-12.
page(s): 12 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | knobby calcareous sponge [from synonym]cryptic white sponge | [details] |
| German | Knollen-Kalkschwamm [from synonym] | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Leucandra lesinensis Haeckel, 1872)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Sycinula aspera (Schmidt, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leucandra aspera)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862))
To PESI (from synonym Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (16 records) (from synonym Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Sycinula aspera (Schmidt, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Leucandra aspera)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862))
To PESI (from synonym Sycon asperum Schmidt, 1862)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (1 record)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (16 records) (from synonym Leuconia aspera (Schmidt, 1862))
