WoRMS name details
Spheciospongia peleia (De Laubenfels, 1954)
170547 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170547)
unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ridleia peleia de Laubenfels, 1954) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1954). The Sponges of the West-Central Pacific. <em>Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Zoology.</em> 7: i-x, 1-306,pls I-XII.
page(s): 207-209 [details]
page(s): 207-209 [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. Spheciospongia peleia (De Laubenfels, 1954). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170547 on 2026-09-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Ridleia peleia de Laubenfels, 1954) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1954). The Sponges of the West-Central Pacific. <em>Oregon State Monographs. Studies in Zoology.</em> 7: i-x, 1-306,pls I-XII.
page(s): 207-209 [details]
page(s): 207-209 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Schönberg, C.H.L.; Calcinai, B.; Chaves-Fonnegra. A.; Li, Y.H.: Zea, S. (2026). New taxonomic concepts for bioeroding sponges—the genus <i>Cliothosa</i> (Porifera: Clionaidae). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 207(3): zlaf027., available online at https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/207/3/zlaf027/8739483?redirectedFrom=fulltext
page(s): 16-21 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 16-21 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Kelly, M; Bell, L. J. (2016). Splendid sponges of Palau. Version 1. Wellington : NIWA.
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kober KM, Nichols SA. (2007). On the phylogenetic relationships of hadromerid and poecilosclerid sponges. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.</em> 87: 1585–1598., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/abs/on-the-phylogenetic-relationships-of-hadromerid-and-poecilosclerid-sponges/540C6752425BA9173BAB5A20A18996EB
page(s): Misapplication for Spheciospongia inconstans complex. See Schönberg et al. 2026. [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kober KM, Nichols SA. (2007). On the phylogenetic relationships of hadromerid and poecilosclerid sponges. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.</em> 87: 1585–1598., available online at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-marine-biological-association-of-the-united-kingdom/article/abs/on-the-phylogenetic-relationships-of-hadromerid-and-poecilosclerid-sponges/540C6752425BA9173BAB5A20A18996EB
page(s): Misapplication for Spheciospongia inconstans complex. See Schönberg et al. 2026. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Nontype QM G301247, geounit Central Pacific Ocean [details]
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Additional information Kober and Nichols' (2007) specimen "Spheciospongia peleia" is a member of the Spheciospongia vagabunda/inconstans species complex. The species name "peleia" was erroneously used, as it is a junior synonym of Cliothosa aurivillii. [details]
