WoRMS taxon details
Ianthella basta (Pallas, 1766)
165135 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165135)
accepted
Species
Spongia basta Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Spongia grossa Esper, 1794 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Spongia striata Lamarck, 1814 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior homonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spongia basta Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 379-380 [details]
page(s): 379-380 [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. Ianthella basta (Pallas, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165135 on 2026-06-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spongia striata Lamarck, 1814) Lamarck, J.-B. de. (1814 [1813]). Sur les polypiers empâtés. <em>Annales du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 20: 294-312; 370-386; 432-458.
page(s): 384-385 [details]
original description (of Spongia grossa Esper, 1794) Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 232-233 [details]
original description (of Spongia basta Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 379-380 [details]
basis of record Bergquist, P.R.; Kelly-Borges, M. (1995). Systematics and biogeography of the genus <i>Ianthella</i> (Demospongiae: Verongida: Ianthellidae) in the South-West Pacific. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory.</em> 12: 151-176., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.264283
page(s): 152-155 [details]
basis of record Gray, J.E. (1869). Note on <i>Ianthella</i>, a new genus of keratose sponges. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1869: 49-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07292.x
page(s): 51 [details]
new combination reference Gray, J.E. (1869). Note on <i>Ianthella</i>, a new genus of keratose sponges. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1869: 49-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07292.x [details]
page(s): 384-385 [details]
original description (of Spongia grossa Esper, 1794) Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 232-233 [details]
original description (of Spongia basta Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 379-380 [details]
basis of record Bergquist, P.R.; Kelly-Borges, M. (1995). Systematics and biogeography of the genus <i>Ianthella</i> (Demospongiae: Verongida: Ianthellidae) in the South-West Pacific. <em>The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory.</em> 12: 151-176., available online at https://doi.org/10.5962/p.264283
page(s): 152-155 [details]
basis of record Gray, J.E. (1869). Note on <i>Ianthella</i>, a new genus of keratose sponges. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1869: 49-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07292.x
page(s): 51 [details]
new combination reference Gray, J.E. (1869). Note on <i>Ianthella</i>, a new genus of keratose sponges. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1869: 49-51., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1869.tb07292.x [details]
Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A. (2008). Sponges. Pp 170-186. In: P. Hutchings, M.J. Kingsford & I.O. Hoegh-Guldberg (eds). The Great Barrier Reef: Biology, Environment and management. CSIRO Publishing: Melbourne., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/9780643098275
page(s): 178 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Fromont, J. (2003). Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: taxonomie affinities and biogeography. pp. 405-417. In: Wells, F.E.; Walker, D.I.; Jones, D.S. (eds.) The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
page(s): 408 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22.
note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 24-25 [details]
additional source Lendenfeld, R. von. (1889). A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. (Trübner and Co.: London). iii-iv, 1-936, pls 1-50., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.20735531;view=1up;seq=1
page(s): 695 [details]
additional source Wilson, H.V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross' during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. <i>In</i>: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100 (2, part 4).
page(s): 475 [details]
additional source Bergquist, P.R. (1995). Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida from the New Caledonia Lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 38 (1): 1-51.
page(s): 47 [details]
page(s): 178 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Fromont, J. (2003). Porifera (Sponges) in the Dampier Archipelago: taxonomie affinities and biogeography. pp. 405-417. In: Wells, F.E.; Walker, D.I.; Jones, D.S. (eds.) The marine flora and fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
page(s): 408 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22.
note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lendenfeld, R. von. (1888). Descriptive Catalogue of the Sponges in the Australian Museum, Sidney. (Taylor & Francis: London). i-xiv, 1-260, pls 1-12.
page(s): 24-25 [details]
additional source Lendenfeld, R. von. (1889). A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. (Trübner and Co.: London). iii-iv, 1-936, pls 1-50., available online at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.20735531;view=1up;seq=1
page(s): 695 [details]
additional source Wilson, H.V. (1925). Silicious and horny sponges collected by the U.S. Fisheries Steamer ‘Albatross' during the Philippine Expedition,1907-10. pp. 273-532, pls 37-52. <i>In</i>: Contributions to the biology of the Philippine Archipelago and adjacent regions. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 100 (2, part 4).
page(s): 475 [details]
additional source Bergquist, P.R. (1995). Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida from the New Caledonia Lagoon (Porifera: Demospongiae). <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 38 (1): 1-51.
page(s): 47 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type (of Spongia striata Lamarck, 1814) MNHN DT 523 [details]
To Barcode of Life (48 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Spongia basta Pallas, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ianthella basta)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (23 publications) (from synonym Spongia basta Pallas, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ianthella basta)
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