Melonanchora emphysema
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
date: 2026-08-24
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: Melonanchora emphysema (Schmidt, 1875)
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. Melonanchora emphysema (Schmidt, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133869 on 2026-08-24
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2007-05-27T10:52:10Z
replaces: 133525
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Melonanchora emphysema (Schmidt, 1875)
class: Demospongiae
family: Myxillidae
genus: Melonanchora
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Schmidt, O. (1875). Spongien. Die Expedition zur physikalisch-chemischen und biologischen Untersuchung der Nordsee im Sommer 1872. Jahresbericht der Commission zur Wissenschaftlichen Untersuchung der Deutschen Meere in Kiel. 2-3: 115-120, pl. I.
name published in year: 1875
order: Poecilosclerida
parent name usage ID: 131969
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: (Schmidt, 1875)
specific epithet: emphysema
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted