WoRMS name details
Trachya durissima Carter, 1882
178281 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178281)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Trachya Carter, 1870 accepted as Aaptos Gray, 1867
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up
page(s): 357 [details]
page(s): 357 [details]
Type locality contained in Agulhas Bank
, Note According to Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994 (p....
type locality contained in Agulhas Bank [details]
From editor or global species database
Type material According to Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994 (p. 346) there should be several dry specimens in the Natural History Museum, London, but the BMNH specimen portal lists no material under this name or under Aaptos durissima. [details]
Taxonomy Kelly-Borges & Bergquist (1994: 316) suggest that this species is a Weberella because its skeletal structure is...
Taxonomy Kelly-Borges & Bergquist (1994: 316) suggest that this species is a Weberella because its skeletal structure is 'radioreticulate' and lacks a central spicule core. [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. Trachya durissima Carter, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178281 on 2026-04-04
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2005-08-01 09:45:49Z
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Aracina, Claudia
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Nomenclature
original description
Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up
page(s): 357 [details]
page(s): 357 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Kelly-Borges, M.; Bergquist, P.R. (1994). A redescription of <i>Aaptos aaptos</i> with descriptions of new species of <i>Aaptos</i> (Hadromerida: Suberitidae) from northern New Zealand. <em>Journal of Zoology.</em> 234 (2): 301-323., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1994.tb06077.x
page(s): 316 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 316 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Kelly-Borges & Bergquist (1994: 316) suggest that this species is a Weberella because its skeletal structure is 'radioreticulate' and lacks a central spicule core. [details]Type material According to Hooper & Wiedenmayer, 1994 (p. 346) there should be several dry specimens in the Natural History Museum, London, but the BMNH specimen portal lists no material under this name or under Aaptos durissima. [details]
