WoRMS taxon details
Spheciospongia papillosa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
170546 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170546)
accepted
Species
Papillina panis Lendenfeld, 1888 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spirastrella cunctatrix var. porcata Carter, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Spirastrella papillosa var. porosa Dendy, 1897 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 491 [details]
(of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 232-233 [details]
page(s): 491 [details]
(of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 232-233 [details]
Holotype (of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy,...
Holotype (of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.31, geounit Manning-Hawkesbury [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. Spheciospongia papillosa (Ridley & Dendy, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170546 on 2026-10-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spirastrella cunctatrix var. porcata Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia, continued. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 17 (97, 98, 101, 102): 40-53, 112-127, 431-441, 502-516., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609460181
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Spirastrella papillosa var. porosa Dendy, 1897) Dendy, A. (1897). Catalogue of Non-Calcareous Sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series).</em> 9: 230-259. [details]
original description (of Papillina panis 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. [details]
original description (of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 491 [details]
original description (of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 232-233 [details]
page(s): 115 [details]
original description (of Spirastrella papillosa var. porosa Dendy, 1897) Dendy, A. (1897). Catalogue of Non-Calcareous Sponges collected by J. Bracebridge Wilson, Esq., M.A., in the neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads. Part III. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria (New Series).</em> 9: 230-259. [details]
original description (of Papillina panis 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. [details]
original description (of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1886). Preliminary report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. Challenger. Part I. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 18: 325-351, 470-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459998
page(s): 491 [details]
original description (of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) Ridley, S.O.; Dendy, A. (1887). Report on the Monaxonida collected by H.M.S. 'Challenger' during the years 1873-76. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 20 (part 59): i-lxviii, 1-275, pl. 1-51, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-59/README.htm
page(s): 232-233 [details]
Other
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): 16 [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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03721426.2007.10887083
page(s): 195 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 16 [details] Available for editors
[request]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., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03721426.2007.10887083
page(s): 195 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886) BMNH 1887.5.2.31, geounit Manning-Hawkesbury [details]
