WoRMS name details
Luffaria cauliformis Carter, 1882
192388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192388)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
- Variety Luffaria cauliformis var. elongoreticulata Carter, 1882 accepted as Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
- Variety Luffaria cauliformis var. rufa Carter, 1882 accepted as Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
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 [details] 
Type locality contained in Eastern Caribbean
type locality contained in Eastern Caribbean [details]
Taxonomy Carter (1882) described Luffaria cauliformis on p. 268 and Aplysina cauliformis on p. 270. Wiedenmayer (1977) suggested...
Taxonomy Carter (1882) described Luffaria cauliformis on p. 268 and Aplysina cauliformis on p. 270. Wiedenmayer (1977) suggested that the first is a valid Aplysina, while the second is a Callyspongia (tenerrima). [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Luffaria cauliformis Carter, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=192388 on 2024-04-18
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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 [details]
basis of record Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43. [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Wiedenmayer, F. (1977). Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas. <em>Experientia Supplementum.</em> 28: 1-287, pls 1-43. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy Carter (1882) described Luffaria cauliformis on p. 268 and Aplysina cauliformis on p. 270. Wiedenmayer (1977) suggested that the first is a valid Aplysina, while the second is a Callyspongia (tenerrima). [details]
