WoRMS taxon details
Dysidea tupha (Pallas, 1766)
184496 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:184496)
accepted
Species
Dysidea elegans (Nardo, 1847) · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Dysidea elegans f. pontica (Czerniavsky, 1880) · unaccepted (genus ttransfer and incertae sedis)
Spongelia elegans Nardo, 1847 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Spongelia elegans f. pontica Czerniavsky, 1880 · unaccepted (genus transfer and taxon inquirendum)
Spongelia tupha (Pallas, 1766) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Spongia tupha sensu Martens, 1824 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Spongia tupha Pallas, 1766 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spongia tupha Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 398 [details]
page(s): 398 [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. Dysidea tupha (Pallas, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=184496 on 2026-02-04
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spongelia elegans Nardo, 1847) Nardo, G.D. (1847). Prospetto della fauna marina volgare del Veneto estuario con cenni sulle principali specie commestibili dell'Adriatico, sulle venete pesche, sulle valli, ecc. Pp. 113-156 (1-45 in reprint). <em>In: Venezia e le sue Lagune. Volume Secundo. G. Antonelli: Venezia.</em> [According to Carlo Froglia, the Prospetto and the Sinonimia were published simultaneously; the Sinonimia is here considered to have priority.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53300268 [details]
original description (of Spongelia elegans f. pontica Czerniavsky, 1880) Czerniavsky, V. (1880 [1879]). Spongiae littorales Pontis Euxini et maris Caspii. Continuatio. <em>Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou.</em> 54 (3): 88-128, 228-320, pls I-IV [In Russian].
page(s): 273 [details]
original description (of Spongia tupha Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 398 [details]
original description (of Spongia tupha sensu Martens, 1824) Martens, G.M. Von. (1824). Reise nach Venedig. <em>Stettin'schen Buchhandlung.</em>
page(s): 536 [details]
original description (of Spongelia elegans f. pontica Czerniavsky, 1880) Czerniavsky, V. (1880 [1879]). Spongiae littorales Pontis Euxini et maris Caspii. Continuatio. <em>Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou.</em> 54 (3): 88-128, 228-320, pls I-IV [In Russian].
page(s): 273 [details]
original description (of Spongia tupha Pallas, 1766) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. <em>Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.</em> 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 398 [details]
original description (of Spongia tupha sensu Martens, 1824) Martens, G.M. Von. (1824). Reise nach Venedig. <em>Stettin'schen Buchhandlung.</em>
page(s): 536 [details]
Other
additional source
Boury-Esnault, N. (1971). Spongiaires de la zone rocheuse de Banyuls-sur-Mer. II. Systématique. <em>Vie et Milieu.</em> 22(2): 287-349.
page(s): 338 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Pulitzer-Finali, G.; Pronzato, R. (1981 [1980]). The Keratosa in a collection of Mediterranean sponges mainly from the Italian coasts. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 83: 127-158.
page(s): 129; fig 1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Vacelet, J. (1959). Répartition générale des éponges et systématique des éponges cornées de la région de Marseille et de quelques stations méditerranéennes. <em>Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume.</em> 16 (26): 39-101, pls 1-3.
page(s): 70 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Ben Mustapha, K; Zarrouk, S.; Souissi, A.; El Abed, A. (2003). Diversité des Démosponges Tunisiennes. <em>Bulletin Institut national des Sciences et Technologies de la mer de Salammbô.</em> 30, 55-78.
page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Carballo, J.L.; Garcia-Gómez, J.C. (1994). Esponjas del Estrecho de Gibraltar y áreas próximas, con nuevas aportaciones para la fauna Iberica [Porifera from the Straits of Gibraltar and nearby areas, new species of the Iberian fauna]. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 35(2): 193-211. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 196 [details]
additional source Balduzzi, A.; Bianchi, C.N.; Boero, F.; Cattaneo-Vietti, R.; Pansini, M.; Sarà, M. (1989). The suspension-feeder community of a Mediterranean sea cave. <i>In</i>: J.D. Ros (Ed.). Topics in Marine Biology. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 53 (2): 387-395.
page(s): 390 [details]
additional source Benito, J. (1981). Algunas esponjas del litoral levantino español. <em>Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografia.</em> 6, 89-102.
page(s): 96-97 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Voultsiadou-Koukoura, E.; Koukouras, A. (1993). Contribution to the knowledge of Keratose sponges (Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida, Verongida: Demospongiae, Porifera) of the Aegean Sea. <em>Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin.</em> 69, 57-72.
page(s): 64 [details]
additional source Pansini, M.; Musso, B. (1991). Sponges from trawl-exploitable bottoms of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas: distribution and ecology. <em>P.S.Z.N.I.: Marine Ecology.</em> 12 (4): 317-329.
page(s): 320 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Evcen, A.; Özalp, H.B. (2026). New records of sponges (Phylum Porifera) for the Turkish straits system. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 66: 195-203., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.50CD9DBB
page(s): 198 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 338 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pulitzer-Finali, G.; Pronzato, R. (1981 [1980]). The Keratosa in a collection of Mediterranean sponges mainly from the Italian coasts. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 83: 127-158.
page(s): 129; fig 1 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Vacelet, J. (1959). Répartition générale des éponges et systématique des éponges cornées de la région de Marseille et de quelques stations méditerranéennes. <em>Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume.</em> 16 (26): 39-101, pls 1-3.
page(s): 70 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Ben Mustapha, K; Zarrouk, S.; Souissi, A.; El Abed, A. (2003). Diversité des Démosponges Tunisiennes. <em>Bulletin Institut national des Sciences et Technologies de la mer de Salammbô.</em> 30, 55-78.
page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Carballo, J.L.; Garcia-Gómez, J.C. (1994). Esponjas del Estrecho de Gibraltar y áreas próximas, con nuevas aportaciones para la fauna Iberica [Porifera from the Straits of Gibraltar and nearby areas, new species of the Iberian fauna]. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 35(2): 193-211. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 196 [details]
additional source Balduzzi, A.; Bianchi, C.N.; Boero, F.; Cattaneo-Vietti, R.; Pansini, M.; Sarà, M. (1989). The suspension-feeder community of a Mediterranean sea cave. <i>In</i>: J.D. Ros (Ed.). Topics in Marine Biology. <em>Scientia Marina.</em> 53 (2): 387-395.
page(s): 390 [details]
additional source Benito, J. (1981). Algunas esponjas del litoral levantino español. <em>Boletín del Instituto Español de Oceanografia.</em> 6, 89-102.
page(s): 96-97 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Voultsiadou-Koukoura, E.; Koukouras, A. (1993). Contribution to the knowledge of Keratose sponges (Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida, Verongida: Demospongiae, Porifera) of the Aegean Sea. <em>Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin.</em> 69, 57-72.
page(s): 64 [details]
additional source Pansini, M.; Musso, B. (1991). Sponges from trawl-exploitable bottoms of the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas: distribution and ecology. <em>P.S.Z.N.I.: Marine Ecology.</em> 12 (4): 317-329.
page(s): 320 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Evcen, A.; Özalp, H.B. (2026). New records of sponges (Phylum Porifera) for the Turkish straits system. <em>Cahiers de Biologie Marine.</em> 66: 195-203., available online at https://doi.org/10.21411/CBM.A.50CD9DBB
page(s): 198 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Spongelia elegans f. pontica Czerniavsky, 1880) ZIRAS 11421, geounit Black Sea [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dysidea elegans (Nardo, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Spongia tupha Pallas, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Spongia tupha sensu Martens, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Spongelia elegans Nardo, 1847)
To PESI (from synonym Dysidea elegans (Nardo, 1847))
To PESI (from synonym Spongia tupha sensu Martens, 1824)
To PESI (from synonym Dysidea elegans f. pontica (Czerniavsky, 1880))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Dysidea elegans (Nardo, 1847))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Spongia tupha Pallas, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (29 publications) (from synonym Spongia tupha sensu Martens, 1824)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Spongelia elegans Nardo, 1847)
To PESI (from synonym Dysidea elegans (Nardo, 1847))
To PESI (from synonym Spongia tupha sensu Martens, 1824)
To PESI (from synonym Dysidea elegans f. pontica (Czerniavsky, 1880))
To PESI
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records)
From editor or global species database
Image from synonym
