Spongia nitens (Schmidt, 1862) 
AphiaID: 132405

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Dictyoceratida (Order) > Spongiidae (Family) > Spongia (Genus)

Status		alternate representation (subgenus assignment)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Spongia (Spongia) nitens (Schmidt, 1862)
Rank		Species
Parent		Spongia Linnaeus, 1759
Sources		original description: Schmidt, O. 1862. Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7. [details] [full text] additional source: Mustapha, K.B.,Zarrouk, S., Souissi, A., ; El Abed, A. 2003.Diversite Des Desmosponges Tunisiennes.Bull.Inst. Natn. Scien. Tech. Mer de Salammbô. Vol. 30 [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: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Adriatic Sea [details] European waters (ERMS scope) [details] Tunisia [details] Tunisian Plateau/Gulf of Sidra [details]
Links		To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) To PESI
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132405
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   van Soest, Rob 2006-11-17 09:09:51Z   changed   Appeltans, Ward 2008-05-17 18:49:07Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Spongia nitens (Schmidt, 1862). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database at http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=132405 on 2013-05-19