WoRMS name details
Trachya horrida Carter, 1886
178282 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:178282)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Trachya Carter, 1870 accepted as Aaptos Gray, 1867
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459996
page(s): 457 [details]
page(s): 457 [details]
Holotype BMNH 1886.12.15.445, geounit Bassian
Holotype BMNH 1886.12.15.445, 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. Trachya horrida Carter, 1886. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=178282 on 2026-02-22
Date
action
by
2005-08-01 09:45:49Z
created
Aracina, Claudia
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Nomenclature
original description
Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459996
page(s): 457 [details]
page(s): 457 [details]
Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist
page(s): 346; note: Considered (inaccurately) as Aaptos aaptos [details]
page(s): 346; note: Considered (inaccurately) as Aaptos aaptos [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH 1886.12.15.445, geounit Bassian [details]