WoRMS name details
Reniera fibulata Schmidt, 1862
132686 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132686)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 73-74; pl VII fig 9 [details]
page(s): 73-74; pl VII fig 9 [details]
Type locality contained in Adriatic Sea
, Note There is apparently no extant type material...
type locality contained in Adriatic Sea [details]
From editor or global species database
Type material There is apparently no extant type material (De Weerdt, 1986: 138), as the Graz Museum catalogue (Dequeyroux-Faúndez & Stone, 1992) did not list the Schmidt (1862) material of this species from Lesina, in the Adriatic. The Schmidt slide with the name Reniera fibulata in London, BMNH 180.5.3.113, from Portugal, which was made from Schmidt's specimen mentioned in Schmidt (1870:40) was reexamined by Topsent (1925: 706) and turned out to be likely Desmacella vagabunda, not the present species. [details]
Type species This is the type species of both the genera Gellius Gray, 1867 and Asychis Gray, 1867, which are junior synonyms of Haliclona (Gellius). [details]
Distribution The Mahe record is unlikely to be correct.
Distribution The Mahe record is unlikely to be correct. [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Reniera fibulata Schmidt, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132686 on 2026-08-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Schmidt, O. (1862). Die Spongien des adriatischen Meeres. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): i-viii, 1-88, pls 1-7.
page(s): 73-74; pl VII fig 9 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 73-74; pl VII fig 9 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Carter, H.J. (1874). Descriptions and Figures of Deep-sea Sponges and their Spicules from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S.‘Porcupine', chiefly in 1869; with Figures and Descriptions of some remarkable Spicules from the Agulhas Shoal and Colon, Panama. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 14 (79): 207-221, 245-257, pls.XIII-XV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937408680964
page(s): 253; note: Unclear if this deep sea record is accurate. [details]
page(s): 253; note: Unclear if this deep sea record is accurate. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Distribution The Mahe record is unlikely to be correct. [details]Type material There is apparently no extant type material (De Weerdt, 1986: 138), as the Graz Museum catalogue (Dequeyroux-Faúndez & Stone, 1992) did not list the Schmidt (1862) material of this species from Lesina, in the Adriatic. The Schmidt slide with the name Reniera fibulata in London, BMNH 180.5.3.113, from Portugal, which was made from Schmidt's specimen mentioned in Schmidt (1870:40) was reexamined by Topsent (1925: 706) and turned out to be likely Desmacella vagabunda, not the present species. [details]
Type species This is the type species of both the genera Gellius Gray, 1867 and Asychis Gray, 1867, which are junior synonyms of Haliclona (Gellius). [details]
