WoRMS name details
Raphiodesma intermedium Bowerbank, 1882
1288604 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1288604)
unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bowerbank, J.S.; Norman, A.M. (1882). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 4 (Supplement). (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-250, pls I-XVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1908675
page(s): 166-168, pl XVII figs 1-6 [details]
page(s): 166-168, pl XVII figs 1-6 [details]
Type locality contained in Celtic Seas
type locality contained in Celtic Seas [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. (2026). World Porifera Database. Raphiodesma intermedium Bowerbank, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1288604 on 2026-02-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Bowerbank, J.S.; Norman, A.M. (1882). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 4 (Supplement). (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-250, pls I-XVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1908675
page(s): 166-168, pl XVII figs 1-6 [details]
page(s): 166-168, pl XVII figs 1-6 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Synonymy The synonymy is here newly assigned because Bowerbank's description and figure do not report the presence of toxas or raphides. By elimination of possible North East Atlantic reprsentatives of Mycale we arrive at Mycale (Aegogropila) rotalis as the most likely. [details]
