WoRMS name details
Spongia (Poterion) Schlegel, 1858
1057419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1057419)
unaccepted (junior synonym)
Subgenus
- Species Spongia (Poterion) neptuni Schlegel, 1858 accepted as Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schlegel, H. (1858). Handleiding tot de beoefening der dierkunde. <em>Breda, Koninklijke Militaire Akademie.</em> Volume 2: 1-628, pls 1-27.
page(s): 542 [details]
page(s): 542 [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Spongia (Poterion) Schlegel, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057419 on 2024-04-19
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Schlegel, H. (1858). Handleiding tot de beoefening der dierkunde. <em>Breda, Koninklijke Militaire Akademie.</em> Volume 2: 1-628, pls 1-27.
page(s): 542 [details]
page(s): 542 [details]
From editor or global species database
Identification Although Schlegel did not provide much description, nor an illustration, his statement that this was the sponge that local East Indian fishermen called Neptune's Beaker is sufficient to recognize it. [details]
