WoRMS name details
Plumohalichondria plumosa (Montagu, 1814)
236697 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:236697)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
- Variety Plumohalichondria plumosa var. purpurea Carter, 1886 accepted as Phorbas purpureus (Carter, 1886) (genus transfer and rank elevation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spongia plumosa Montagu, 1814) Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761
page(s): 116 [details]
page(s): 116 [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. Plumohalichondria plumosa (Montagu, 1814). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236697 on 2026-08-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Spongia plumosa Montagu, 1814) Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761
page(s): 116 [details]
new combination reference Carter, H.J. (1885). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 16(94): 277-294, 347-368., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938509459882 [details]
page(s): 116 [details]
new combination reference Carter, H.J. (1885). Descriptions of Sponges from the Neighbourhood of Port Phillip Heads, South Australia. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 16(94): 277-294, 347-368., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938509459882 [details]
Other
additional source
Higgin, T. (1886). Report on the Porifera of th L.M.B.C. District. <em>Liverpool Marine Biology Committee Report.</em> 72-94.
page(s): 78 [details]
page(s): 78 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
