WoRMS taxon details
Echinoclathria leporina (Lamarck, 1814)
167922 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167922)
accepted
Species
Antherochalina tenuispina Lendenfeld, 1887 · unaccepted
Echinoclathria tenuis Carter, 1885 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Ophlitaspongia tenuis (Carter, 1885) · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Phakellia papyracea Carter, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spongia leporina Lamarck, 1814 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spongia leporina 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): 444-445 [details]
page(s): 444-445 [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. Echinoclathria leporina (Lamarck, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167922 on 2026-06-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Echinoclathria tenuis Carter, 1885) Carter, H.J. (1885). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 16(94): 277-294, 347-368., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938509459882
page(s): 355-356 [details]
original description (of Phakellia papyracea Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459996
page(s): 379 [details]
original description (of Spongia leporina 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): 444-445 [details]
original description (of Antherochalina tenuispina Lendenfeld, 1887) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 789 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]
page(s): 355-356 [details]
original description (of Phakellia papyracea Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459996
page(s): 379 [details]
original description (of Spongia leporina 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): 444-445 [details]
original description (of Antherochalina tenuispina Lendenfeld, 1887) Lendenfeld, R. von. (1887). Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes. <em>Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena.</em> 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII.
page(s): 789 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist [details]
Other
additional source
Sorokin, S.J.; Currie, D.R.; Ward, T.M. (2005). Sponges of the Great Australian Bight Marine Park (Benthic Protection Zone). <em>South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) Aquatic Sciences Publication.</em> RD04/0170, (65): 1-92.
page(s): 29 [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Sorokin, S.J.; Fromont, J.; Currie, D. (2007). Demosponge biodiversity in the Benthic Protection Zone of the Great Australian Bight. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 132 (2): 192-204., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03721426.2007.10887083
page(s): 195 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 29 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Sorokin, S.J.; Fromont, J.; Currie, D. (2007). Demosponge biodiversity in the Benthic Protection Zone of the Great Australian Bight. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia.</em> 132 (2): 192-204., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/03721426.2007.10887083
page(s): 195 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Spongia leporina Lamarck, 1814)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Echinoclathria tenuis Carter, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Phakellia papyracea Carter, 1886)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophlitaspongia tenuis) (from synonym Ophlitaspongia tenuis (Carter, 1885))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Echinoclathria tenuis Carter, 1885)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Ophlitaspongia tenuis (Carter, 1885))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Echinoclathria tenuis Carter, 1885)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Phakellia papyracea Carter, 1886)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ophlitaspongia tenuis) (from synonym Ophlitaspongia tenuis (Carter, 1885))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Echinoclathria tenuis Carter, 1885)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Ophlitaspongia tenuis (Carter, 1885))
