WoRMS name details
Ophlitaspongia nidificata Kirkpatrick, 1907
192739 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192739)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Kirkpatrick, R. (1907). Preliminary Report on the Monaxonellida of the National Antarctic Expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 7(20): 271-291., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930709487333
page(s): 274-275 [details]
Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 25-26 [details]
page(s): 274-275 [details]
Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 25-26 [details]
Type locality contained in Ross Sea
type locality contained in Ross Sea [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. Ophlitaspongia nidificata Kirkpatrick, 1907. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=192739 on 2026-06-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Kirkpatrick, R. (1907). Preliminary Report on the Monaxonellida of the National Antarctic Expedition. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 7(20): 271-291., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930709487333
page(s): 274-275 [details]
original description Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 25-26 [details]
page(s): 274-275 [details]
original description Kirkpatrick, R. (1908). Porifera (Sponges). II. Tetraxonida, Dendy. <em>National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904 Natural History.</em> 4, Zoology: 1-56, pls VIII-XXVI.
page(s): 25-26 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Holotype BMNH [details]