WoRMS name details
Ophlitaspongia pennata (Lambe, 1895)
408723 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:408723)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
- Variety Ophlitaspongia pennata var. californiana de Laubenfels, 1932 accepted as Clathria (Microciona) pennata (Lambe, 1895) (junior synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Desmacella pennata Lambe, 1895) Lambe, L.M. (1894 [1895]). Sponges from the Western Coast of North America. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada.</em> 12 (4): 113-138,pls II-IV.
page(s): 129-130 [details]
page(s): 129-130 [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 pennata (Lambe, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=408723 on 2026-06-06
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Desmacella pennata Lambe, 1895) Lambe, L.M. (1894 [1895]). Sponges from the Western Coast of North America. <em>Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada.</em> 12 (4): 113-138,pls II-IV.
page(s): 129-130 [details]
new combination reference Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1927). The red sponges of Monterey Peninsula, California. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 9 (19): 258-266., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932708633594
page(s): 265-266 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 129-130 [details]
new combination reference Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1927). The red sponges of Monterey Peninsula, California. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 9 (19): 258-266., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932708633594
page(s): 265-266 [details] Available for editors
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additional source
Bakus, G.J. (1966). Marine poeciloscleridan sponges of the San Juan Archipelago, Washington. <em>Journal of Zoology.</em> 149: 415-531, pls I-II., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1966.tb02994.x
page(s): 435-437 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1961). Porifera of Friday Harbour and vicinity. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 15: 192–202.
page(s): 198 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 435-437 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1961). Porifera of Friday Harbour and vicinity. <em>Pacific Science.</em> 15: 192–202.
page(s): 198 [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
