BeRMS taxon details
Amathia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
1900326 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1900326)
accepted
Species
Sertularia spinosa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (basionym)
Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Sertularia spinosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Bock, P.; Figuerola, B. (2026). World List of Bryozoa. Amathia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1900326 on 2026-08-17
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Amathia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1900326 on 2026-08-17
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original description
(of Sertularia spinosa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Dutch | zijdemosdiertje [from synonym]blaascelpoliep [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Stachel-Moostierchen [from synonym] | [details] |
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vesicularia spinosa) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Sertularia spinosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (2 records) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (85 publications) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Vesicularia spinosa) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Sertularia spinosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (9 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To PESI (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Bryozoa Collection (2 records) (from synonym Vesicularia spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
