WoRMS taxon details
Adreus micraster (Burton, 1956)
170583 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:170583)
accepted
Species
Vibulinus micraster Burton, 1956 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Vibulinus micraster Burton, 1956) 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.
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Type locality contained in Sahelian Upwelling
type locality contained in Sahelian Upwelling [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Adreus micraster (Burton, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170583 on 2026-09-23
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Vibulinus micraster Burton, 1956) 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): 123 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 123 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Lévi, C. (1959). Résultats scientifiques des Campagnes de la ‘Calypso'. Campagne de la ‘Calypso' dans le Golfe de Guinée et aux îles Principe, São Tomé et Annobon. 5. Spongiaires. <em>Annales de l'Institut océanographique.</em> 37 (4): 115-141, pls 5-6.
page(s): 126-128; fig 17 & pl 6 fig 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (1993). Affinities of the Marine Demospongiae Fauna of the Cape Verde Islands and Tropical West Africa. <em>Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.</em> 159: 205-219. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (1993). Distribution of sponges on the Mauritanian continental shelf. <i>In</i>:Wolff,W.J., van der Land, J., Nienhuis,P.H. & de Wilde, P.A.W.J. (Eds), Ecological Studies in the Coastal Waters of Mauritania. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 258: 95-106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1986-3_9 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 126-128; fig 17 & pl 6 fig 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (1993). Affinities of the Marine Demospongiae Fauna of the Cape Verde Islands and Tropical West Africa. <em>Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.</em> 159: 205-219. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (1993). Distribution of sponges on the Mauritanian continental shelf. <i>In</i>:Wolff,W.J., van der Land, J., Nienhuis,P.H. & de Wilde, P.A.W.J. (Eds), Ecological Studies in the Coastal Waters of Mauritania. <em>Hydrobiologia.</em> 258: 95-106., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1986-3_9 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
