WoRMS taxon details
Clathria (Microciona) ferrea (de Laubenfels, 1936)
167639 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167639)
accepted
Species
Clathria ferrea (de Laubenfels, 1936) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Microciona ferrea (de Laubenfels, 1936) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A comparison of the shallow-water sponges near the Pacific end of the Panama Canal with those at the Caribbean end. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 83 (2993): 441-466., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.83-2993.441
page(s): 460-461; fig 44 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 460-461; fig 44 [details] Available for editors
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Holotype (of Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels,...
Holotype (of Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936) USNM 22226, geounit Southwestern Caribbean [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. Clathria (Microciona) ferrea (de Laubenfels, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167639 on 2026-06-13
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A comparison of the shallow-water sponges near the Pacific end of the Panama Canal with those at the Caribbean end. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 83 (2993): 441-466., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.83-2993.441
page(s): 460-461; fig 44 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (1984). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 112. <i>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands</i>. 66 (199): 1-167.
page(s): 101-103 [details]
page(s): 460-461; fig 44 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (1984). Marine sponges from Curaçao and other Caribbean localities. Part III. Poecilosclerida. <i>In</i>: Hummelinck, P.W. & Van der Steen, L.J. (Eds), Uitgaven van de Natuurwetenschappelijke Studiekring voor Suriname en de Nederlandse Antillen. No. 112. <i>Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands</i>. 66 (199): 1-167.
page(s): 101-103 [details]
Other
additional source
Zea, S. (1987). Esponjas del Caribe Colombiano. (Catálogo Cientifico: Bogotá, Colombia): 1-286. , available online at http://ISBN 958-9068-05-7
page(s): 172-173; fig 60 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Hooper, J.N.A. (1996). Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 40: 1-626., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40092950 [details]
page(s): 172-173; fig 60 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Hooper, J.N.A. (1996). Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 40: 1-626., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40092950 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype (of Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936) USNM 22226, geounit Southwestern Caribbean [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Clathria ferrea (de Laubenfels, 1936))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 22239) (from synonym Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 22239) (from synonym Fisherispongia ferrea de Laubenfels, 1936)
