WoRMS taxon details
Spheciospongia digitata (Dendy, 1887)
1732114 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1732114)
accepted
Species
Spheciospongia inconstans var. digitata (Dendy, 1887) · unaccepted (status change)
Spirastrella inconstans var. digitata (Dendy, 1887) · unaccepted (genus transfer and status change)
Spirastrella purpurea tubulifera Vosmaer, 1911 · unaccepted (unavailable name)
Suberites inconstans var. digitata Dendy, 1887 · unaccepted (genus transfer and status change)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Suberites inconstans var. digitata Dendy, 1887) Dendy, A. (1887). The Sponge-fauna of Madras. A Report on a Collection of Sponges obtained in the Neighbourhood of Madras by Edgar Thurston, Esq. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 20(117):153-165, pls IX-XII.
page(s): 155-156 [details]
page(s): 155-156 [details]
Lectotype (of Suberites inconstans var. digitata Dendy,...
Lectotype (of Suberites inconstans var. digitata Dendy, 1887) BMNH 1887.8.4.3, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Spheciospongia digitata (Dendy, 1887). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1732114 on 2026-01-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Suberites inconstans var. digitata Dendy, 1887) Dendy, A. (1887). The Sponge-fauna of Madras. A Report on a Collection of Sponges obtained in the Neighbourhood of Madras by Edgar Thurston, Esq. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 20(117):153-165, pls IX-XII.
page(s): 155-156 [details]
original description (of Spirastrella purpurea tubulifera Vosmaer, 1911) Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1911). The Porifera of the <i>Siboga</i>-expedition: 2. The genus <i>Spirastrella</i>. <i><i>Siboga</i>-Expeditie: uitkomsten op zoölogisch, botanisch, oceanographisch en geologisch gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. <i>Siboga</i> onder commando van Luitenant ter Zee 1e kl. G.F. Tydeman</i>, VIa(1). E.J. Brill: Leyden, The Netherlands. 69, plates I-XIV pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 26 [details]
page(s): 155-156 [details]
original description (of Spirastrella purpurea tubulifera Vosmaer, 1911) Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1911). The Porifera of the <i>Siboga</i>-expedition: 2. The genus <i>Spirastrella</i>. <i><i>Siboga</i>-Expeditie: uitkomsten op zoölogisch, botanisch, oceanographisch en geologisch gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. <i>Siboga</i> onder commando van Luitenant ter Zee 1e kl. G.F. Tydeman</i>, VIa(1). E.J. Brill: Leyden, The Netherlands. 69, plates I-XIV pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 26 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype (of Suberites inconstans var. digitata Dendy, 1887) BMNH 1887.8.4.3, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [details]
Paralectotype (of Suberites inconstans var. digitata Dendy, 1887) BMNH 1887.8.4.4, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [details]
