WoRMS name details
Dercitopsis ceylonica Dendy, 1905
190822 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190822)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Dercitopsis Dendy, 1905 accepted as Plakinastrella Schulze, 1880
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London).</em> Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI.
page(s): 66-67; pl II fig 1 [details]
page(s): 66-67; pl II fig 1 [details]
Type locality contained in South India and Sri Lanka
type locality contained in 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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Dercitopsis ceylonica Dendy, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=190822 on 2026-07-19
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Nomenclature
original description
Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London).</em> Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI.
page(s): 66-67; pl II fig 1 [details]
page(s): 66-67; pl II fig 1 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Muricy, G.; Diaz, M.C. (2002 [2004]). Order Homosclerophorida Dendy, 1905. Family Plakinidae Schulze, 1880. Pp. 71-82. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A.; van Soest, R.W.M. (Eds) <em>Systema Porifera - a guide to the classification of sponges</em> (2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors 
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source of synonymy Muricy, G.; Diaz, M.C. (2002). Order Homosclerophorida Dendy, 1905. Family Plakinidae Schulze, 1880. pp. 71-82. In: Hooper, J.N.A.; van Soest, R.W.M. (Ed.) (2002) <em>Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges</em>(2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY,1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_6 [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]source of synonymy Muricy, G.; Diaz, M.C. (2002). Order Homosclerophorida Dendy, 1905. Family Plakinidae Schulze, 1880. pp. 71-82. In: Hooper, J.N.A.; van Soest, R.W.M. (Ed.) (2002) <em>Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges</em>(2 volumes). Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY,1708 + XLVIII. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_6 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 351 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 181 [details]
page(s): 351 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 181 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Holotype BMNH [details]
