Petrosia ficiformis
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
creator: Appeltans, Ward
date: 2026-08-01
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789)
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: 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. Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132920 on 2026-08-01
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
is replaced by: 166837
modified: 2008-02-02T14:03:02Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789)
accepted name usage ID: 166837
class: Demospongiae
family: Petrosiidae
genus: Petrosia
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Poiret, J.-L. M. (1789). Voyage en Barbarie, ou Lettres écrites de l'Ancienne Numidie pendant les Années 1785 et 1786, avec un Essai sur l'Histoire naturelle de ce Pays. Deuxième Partie (Alcyonium & Porifera). pp 56-63.
name published in year: 1789
order: Haplosclerida
parent name usage ID: 131847
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: (Poiret, 1789)
specific epithet: ficiformis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: alternative representation