Euspongia officinalis var. spinosa Lendenfeld, 1888 
AphiaID: 195707

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

Status		unaccepted (genus transfer and status change)
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name		Spongia (Spongia) spinosa (Lendenfeld, 1888)
Rank		Variety
Parent		Euspongia officinalis (Linnaeus, 1759) accepted as Spongia (Spongia) officinalis Linnaeus, 1759
Source		original description: 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] [full text]
Environment		marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range		recent only
Distribution		Australian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Notes		Holotype: AM [details] Type locality: Australia [details]
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:195707
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2005-12-18 15:00:44Z   created   Vanden Berghe, Edward 2010-05-02 15:00:59Z   changed   van Soest, Rob
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		Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Euspongia officinalis var. spinosa Lendenfeld, 1888. 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=195707 on 2013-05-23