WoRMS taxon details
Trikentrion muricatum (Linnaeus, 1759)
167954 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167954)
accepted
Species
Plectronella papillosa Sollas, 1879 · unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Spongia muricata sensu Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Spongia muricata Linnaeus, 1759 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spongia muricata Linnaeus, 1759) Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267
page(s): 1298 [details]
page(s): 1298 [details]
Neotype BMNH 1872.10.19.1, geounit Gulf of Guinea Central
Neotype BMNH 1872.10.19.1, geounit Gulf of Guinea Central [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. Trikentrion muricatum (Linnaeus, 1759). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167954 on 2026-07-08
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Plectronella papillosa Sollas, 1879) Sollas, W.J. (1879). On <i>Plectronella papillosa</i>, a new Genus and Species of Echinonematous Sponge. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5)3(13): 17-27, pls IV-VII., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222937908682472 [details]
original description (of Spongia muricata sensu 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): 389 [details]
original description (of Spongia muricata Linnaeus, 1759) Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267
page(s): 1298 [details]
basis of record Carter, H.J. (1879). Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 3: 284-304, 343-360,pls XXV-XXVII.
page(s): 293-294 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.; Carballo, J.L.; Hooper, J. (2012). Polyaxone monaxonids: revision of raspailiid sponges with polyactine megascleres (<i>Cyamon</i> and <i>Trikentrion</i>). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 239: 1-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.239.3734
page(s): 41-48 [details]
original description (of Spongia muricata sensu 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): 389 [details]
original description (of Spongia muricata Linnaeus, 1759) Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267
page(s): 1298 [details]
basis of record Carter, H.J. (1879). Contributions to our Knowledge of the Spongida. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 3: 284-304, 343-360,pls XXV-XXVII.
page(s): 293-294 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.; Carballo, J.L.; Hooper, J. (2012). Polyaxone monaxonids: revision of raspailiid sponges with polyactine megascleres (<i>Cyamon</i> and <i>Trikentrion</i>). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 239: 1-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.239.3734
page(s): 41-48 [details]
Other
additional source
Hooper, J. N. A. (2002 [2004]). Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923. Pp. 469–510. <em>In: </em>Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). <em>Systema Porifera. A Guide to the Classification of Sponges.</em> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publ., New York. 1708+XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Kundmann, J.C. (1737). Rariora Naturae & Artis item in Re Medica oder Seltenheiten der Natur und Kunst. <em>Michael Hubert, Breslau und Leipzig,.</em> 1312 pp., XVII pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41194316
page(s): 162, pl. IX fig. 12; note: Fucus marinus = Trikentrion muricatum [details]
additional source Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923. pp. 469-510. <i>In</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 1. (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_53 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Burton, M. (1956). The sponges of West Africa. <em>Atlantide Report (Scientific Results of the Danish Expedition to the Coasts of Tropical West Africa, 1945-1946, Copenhagen).</em> 4: 111-147.
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source Kundmann, J.C. (1737). Rariora Naturae & Artis item in Re Medica oder Seltenheiten der Natur und Kunst. <em>Michael Hubert, Breslau und Leipzig,.</em> 1312 pp., XVII pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41194316
page(s): 162, pl. IX fig. 12; note: Fucus marinus = Trikentrion muricatum [details]
additional source Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923. pp. 469-510. <i>In</i> Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 1. (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). , available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_53 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Burton, M. (1956). The sponges of West Africa. <em>Atlantide Report (Scientific Results of the Danish Expedition to the Coasts of Tropical West Africa, 1945-1946, Copenhagen).</em> 4: 111-147.
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Neotype BMNH 1872.10.19.1, geounit Gulf of Guinea Central [details]
Syntype (of Plectronella papillosa Sollas, 1879) Bristol Museum Ah 200.1-3 [details]
