Oscarella
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
creator: Boury-Esnault, Nicole
date: 2026-08-29
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Oscarella Vosmaer, 1884
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: 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. Oscarella Vosmaer, 1884. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131979 on 2026-08-29
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2020-12-17T11:11:20Z
replaces: 131978
replaces: 196607
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Oscarella Vosmaer, 1884
class: Homoscleromorpha
family: Oscarellidae
genus: Oscarella
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1884). Porifera. In: Bronn, H.G., Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Thierreichs, Volume II: 65-176, Pl. III, VII-XVIII.
name published in: Tuzet, O.; Paris, J. (1963). Octavella galangaui n.g. n.sp. Demospongiae, Oscarellidae de Banyuls-sur-Mer. Vie et Milieu. 14 (1):71-89.
name published in: Vosmaer, G.C.J. (1881). Über Leucandra aspera H. nebst allgemeinen Bemerkungen über das Canalsystem der Spongien. Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging. 5: 144-166, pls. III-IV.
name published in year: 1884
name published in year: 1963
name published in year: 1881
order: Homosclerophorida
parent name usage ID: 150263
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: Vosmaer, 1884
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted