WoRMS taxon details
Spheciospongia robusta (Carter, 1886)
170554 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170554)
accepted
Species
Spirastrella cunctatrix var. robusta Carter, 1886 · unaccepted (status change and genus transfer)
Spirastrella robusta Carter, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spirastrella cunctatrix var. robusta Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia, continued. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 17 (97, 98, 101, 102): 40-53, 112-127, 431-441, 502-516., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609460181
page(s): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
Lectotype (of Spirastrella cunctatrix var. robusta...
Lectotype (of Spirastrella cunctatrix var. robusta Carter, 1886) BMNH 1886.12.15.352, geounit Bassian [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 robusta (Carter, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170554 on 2026-05-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spirastrella cunctatrix var. robusta Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia, continued. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 17 (97, 98, 101, 102): 40-53, 112-127, 431-441, 502-516., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609460181
page(s): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Spirastrella cunctatrix var. robusta Carter, 1886) BMNH 1886.12.15.352, geounit Bassian [details]
