Oscarella viridis
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
date: 2026-08-28
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 viridis Muricy, Boury-Esnault, Bézac & Vacelet, 1996
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 viridis Muricy, Boury-Esnault, Bézac & Vacelet, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=169725 on 2026-08-28
created: 2005-07-10T20:05:41Z
modified: 2010-01-31T14:28:51Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Oscarella viridis Muricy, Boury-Esnault, Bézac & Vacelet, 1996
class: Homoscleromorpha
family: Oscarellidae
genus: Oscarella
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Muricy, G.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Bézac, C.; Vacelet, J. (1996). Cytological evidence for cryptic speciation in Mediterranean Oscarella species (Porifera, Homoscleromorpha). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 74: 881-896.
name published in year: 1996
order: Homosclerophorida
parent name usage ID: 131979
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: Muricy, Boury-Esnault, Bézac & Vacelet, 1996
specific epithet: viridis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: accepted