World Porifera Database - Species - Spongia Linnaeus, 1759

Porifera taxon details

Spongia Linnaeus, 1759

AphiaID

131759 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131759)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Spongia officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 represented as Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 (type by monotypy)

Parent

Spongiidae Gray, 1867

Orig. name

Spongia Linnaeus, 1759

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Subgenus Spongia (Australospongia) Cook & Bergquist, 2001

» Species Spongia (Australospongia) gracilis Cook & Bergquist, 2001

Subgenus Spongia (Heterofibria) Cook & Bergquist, 2001

Subgenus Spongia (Spongia) Linnaeus, 1759

» Species Spongia (Poterion) neptuni Schlegel, 1858 accepted as Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820) (genus transfer and junior synonym)

Species Spongia abietina Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) abietina (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia aculeata Linnaeus, 1759 accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) aculeata (Linnaeus, 1759) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia adriatica Schmidt, 1862 accepted as Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759 (junior synonym)
Species Spongia albescens Rafinesque, 1818 accepted as Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia alcicornis Esper, 1794 accepted as Phyllospongia alcicornis (Esper, 1794) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia ananas Montagu, 1814 accepted as Leucandra ananas (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia anatipes Lamarck, 1813 accepted as Mycale (Arenochalina) flammula (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia angulosa Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Ulosa angulosa (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia anhelans Vio in Olivi, 1792 accepted as Tedania (Tedania) anhelans (Vio in Olivi, 1792) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia appendiculata Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) cactiformis (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia arborescens Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Agelas cervicornis (Schmidt, 1870) (genus transfer and homonym)
Species Spongia arborescens var. Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Amphimedon compressa Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (genus transfer and homonym)
Species Spongia asparagus Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) asparagus (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia aspericornis Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) aspericornis (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia aurea Montagu, 1814 accepted as Hymeniacidon perlevis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia baikalensis Pallas, 1776 accepted as Lubomirskia baikalensis (Pallas, 1776) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia barba Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Echinochalina (Echinochalina) barba (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia basta Pallas, 1766 accepted as Ianthella basta (Pallas, 1766) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia basta sensu Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Pseudobasta hermanni Topsent, 1932 (junior homonym)
Species Spongia bilamellata Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Callyspongia (Cavochalina) bilamellata (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia bilamellata Lamarck, 1816 accepted as Echinodictyum mesenterinum (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia botryoides Ellis & Solander, 1786 accepted as Leucosolenia botryoides (Ellis & Solander, 1786) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia brandtii (Miklucho-MacLay, 1870) accepted as Spongionella pulchella (Sowerby, 1804) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia brassicata Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Phyllospongia brassicata (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia bresiliana Boury-Esnault, 1973 accepted as Hyattella cavernosa (Pallas, 1766) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia bullata Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Callyspongia (Callyspongia) bullata (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia bursaria Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Callyspongia (Cladochalina) vaginalis (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia byssoides Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Taonura byssoides (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia cactiformis Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) cactiformis (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia caliciformis Esper, 1794 accepted as Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia calix Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Thorecta calix (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia calyciformis Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Axinella arctica (Vosmaer, 1885) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia calyx Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Thorecta calix (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer and misspelling of species name)
Species Spongia campana Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Ircinia campana (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia cancellaria Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Clathria (Thalysias) cancellaria (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia cancellata Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Echinodictyum cancellatum (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia cancellata Sowerby, 1806 accepted as Haliclona (Reniera) cinerea (Grant, 1826) (genus transfer and preoccupied)
Species Spongia cannabina Esper, 1794 accepted as Axinella cannabina (Esper, 1794) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia carbonaria Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Neopetrosia carbonaria (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia carduus Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Phakellia carduus (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer)
Species Spongia cariosa Lamarck, 1814 accepted as Hyattella intestinalis (Lamarck, 1814) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia carlinoides Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia carteri Burton, 1930 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia cartilaginea Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cavernosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cavernosa sensu Nardo, 1833 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cavernosa sensu Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Spongia cellulosa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cellulosa Lamarck, 1813 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia cerebriformis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cervicornis Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cespitosa Rafinesque, 1818 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia cheiris de Laubenfels & Storr, 1958 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Spongia ciliata Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cinerea Grant, 1826 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia circularis Duchassaing de Fontbressin, 1850 (unaccepted, misspelling of species name)
Species Spongia clathrus Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia clathrus Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia clavaherculis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia clavata Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia coalita Müller, 1776 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia coalita sensu Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia columbae Walker, 1808 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia colus Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia communis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia compacta Sowerby, 1806 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia complanata Duchassaing de Fontbressin, 1850 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia complicata Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia compressa Fabricius, 1780 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia compressa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia confervicola Templeton, 1836 (unaccepted, nomen oblitum)
Species Spongia confoederata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia contarenii sensu Martens, 1824 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia coralloides Scopoli, 1772 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia coriacea Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia corlosia Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, misspelling of species name)
Species Spongia coronata Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia costifera Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia crassiloba Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia crateriformis Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cratitia Esper, 1797 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia crispata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia crispata Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia cristata Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia cyathina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia cymaeformis Esper, 1806 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia damicornis Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia damicornis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia dentata Hyatt, 1877 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia dichotoma sensu Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia dichotoma Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia digitalis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia digitata Esper, 1797 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia discus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted)
Species Spongia dysoni Carter, 1882 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia echidnaea Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia elongata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia endivia Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia equina Schmidt, 1862 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia fasciculata sensu Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia fasciculata Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, nomen nudum and genus transfer)
Species Spongia fastigiata Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia favosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia fenestrata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior homonym)
Species Spongia fenestrata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia ficiformis Poiret, 1789 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia filamentosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia fissurata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia fistularis Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia flabelliformis Linnaeus, 1759 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia flammula Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia fluviatilis Linnaeus, 1759 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia foliacea Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia foliacea Esper, 1797 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia foliascens Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia foveolaria Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia fragilis Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia frondifera Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia frondosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia fruticosa Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia fucorum Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia fulva Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia fusca Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia gossypina Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia grossa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia hispida Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia imperati Della Chiaje, 1828 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia inflata Della Chiaje, 1828 (unaccepted, species incerta)
Species Spongia infundibuliformis Linnaeus, 1759 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia intestinalis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia irregularis (Lendenfeld, 1889) (unaccepted, subgenus assignment and junior synonym)
Species Spongia juniperina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia labellum Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia lacera Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia laciniata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia lactuca Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia lacunosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia lacustris Linnaeus, 1759 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia lamellaris Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia lamellosa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia lanuginosa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia lapidescens Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia leporina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia licheniformis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia limbata Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia linteiformis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia lobata Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia lobata Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia lyrata Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia lyrata sensu Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia macida Lamouroux, 1816 (unaccepted, misspelling)
Species Spongia macrodactyla Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia mamifferis Parkinson, 1822 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia mamillaris Müller, 1806 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia manus Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia marquezii Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia maynardii (Hyatt, 1877) (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia meandriformis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Spongia membranacea Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia membranosa sensu Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia membranosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia mesenterina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia mollissima Schmidt, 1862 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Spongia muricata Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia muricina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia musicalis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia mycofijiensis Kakou, Crews & Bakus, 1987 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia myrobalanus Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia nardorus (Lendenfeld, 1886) (unaccepted)
Species Spongia nervosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia nicaeensis Risso, 1826 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia nivea Grant, 1826 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia octancyra Brandt, 1859 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia oculata sensu Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia oculata Linnaeus, 1759 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia ostracina Rafinesque, 1818 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia otahitica Esper, 1797 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia othaitica Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia pala Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia palmata Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia palmata sensu Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia panicea Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia panicea sensu Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia pannea Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia papillaris Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia papyracea Esper, 1806 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia parasitica Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia patera Hardwicke, 1820 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia penicillata Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia penicillosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia penicillus Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pennatula Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pennatula sensu Ridley, 1884 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia perfoliata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia perlevis Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pertusa Hyatt, 1877 (unaccepted, preoccupied)
Species Spongia pertusa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pesleonis Lamarck, 1813 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia peziza Bosc, 1802 (unaccepted, genus transfer and nomen oblitum)
Species Spongia pilosa Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia placenta Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia plana Hyatt, 1877 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Spongia plancella Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia plicata Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia plicifera Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pluma Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia plumosa Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pluriloba Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pocillum Mueller, 1776 (unaccepted, not a sponge)
Species Spongia pocillum Lamouroux, 1816 (unaccepted, nomen oblitum)
Species Spongia polyphylla Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia prolifera Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pulchella Sowerby, 1804 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia pulverulenta Grant, 1826 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia quarnerensis Schmidt, 1862 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Spongia ramosa Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia ramosa Gray, 1843 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia raphanus Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia rigida Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia rigida Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia rimosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia rubens sensu Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia rubicunda Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia rubispina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia sanguinea Grant, 1826 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia sartaginula Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia scariola Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia scrobiculata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia scyphiformis Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, synonym)
Species Spongia scyphonoides (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia selaginea Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia semitubulosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia septosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia seriata Grant, 1826 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia serpentina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia sinclairi Gray, 1843 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia sinuosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia sinuosa sensu Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior homonym)
Species Spongia sinuosa sensu Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia solida Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia spiculifera Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia spinicrux Brandt, 1859 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia sportella Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia striata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior homonym)
Species Spongia strigilata Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia strigosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia strobilina Lamarck, 1816 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia stuposa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia stuposa Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia suberia Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia suberosa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia subtriangularis Duchassaing, 1850 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia sulphurea Desor, 1851 (unaccepted, genus transfer by Verrill (1873))
Species Spongia surculosa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia syphonoides Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia tabula Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia terebrans Duvernoy, 1840 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia thienemanni Arndt, 1943 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Spongia thuyaeformis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & nomen oblitum)
Species Spongia tomentosa Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia tubaeformis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia tubulosa sensu Esper, 1797 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia tubulosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia tubulosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia tubulosa Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted, homonym, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia tupha sensu Martens, 1824 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia tupha Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia turgida Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia typhina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia urceola Rathke & Vahl, 1806 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia urceolata Desor, 1851 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia urceolus Rathke & Vahl, 1806 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia urens Ellis & Solander, 1786 (unaccepted, genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species Spongia vaginalis Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia varia Gray, 1843 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia vasculum Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia velutata Renier, 1807 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia venosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Spongia ventilabra Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, genus transfer and incorrect spelling of species name)
Species Spongia ventilabrum Linnaeus, 1767 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia vermiculata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 (unaccepted, junior synonym)
Species Spongia verrucosa Esper, 1794 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia verrucosa sensu Montagu, 1814 (unaccepted)
Species Spongia villosa Pallas, 1766 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia virgultosa Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia vulpina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)
Species Spongia xerampelina Lamarck, 1814 (unaccepted, genus transfer)

Species Spongia virgultosa Esper, 1806

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii). [details]

Taxonomic citation

Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J. L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R. (2018). World Porifera database. Spongia Linnaeus, 1759. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=131759 on 2018-09-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van Soest, Rob

2005-04-03 15:15:02Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-05-06 07:50:12Z

changed

van Soest, Rob

2018-05-21 14:26:42Z

changed

Boury-Esnault, Nicole

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii). [details]

basis of record Bergquist, P.R. (1980). A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 7 (4): 443-503.
page(s): 450-452 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R. (2002). Family Spongiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 1051-1060. In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow. [details]

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Vacelet, J. (1959). Répartition générale des éponges et systématique des éponges cornées de la région de Marseille et de quelques stations méditerranéennes. Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d’Endoume. 16 (26): 39-101, pls 1-3.
page(s): 73-74; note: with description [details] Available for editors

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

From editor or global species database

Remark The present list includes Linnaean and Pallasian Spongia species which have been taken from Animal Base (http://www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de/zooweb/servlet/AnimalBase/) consulted in 2007. [details]

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