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Spongia (Spongia) fenestrata Rao, 1941

165186  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165186)

 unaccepted (preoccupied)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Spongia officinalis var. fenestrata Rao, 1941) Rao, H.S. 1941. Indian and Ceylon sponges of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm collected by K. Fristedt. Records of the Indian Museum 43: 417-469.
page(s): 455-456 [details] OpenAccess publication
Homonymy This combination is a junior primary homonym of Spongia fenestrata Lamarcl, 1814 and S. fenestrata Duchassaing &...  
Homonymy This combination is a junior primary homonym of Spongia fenestrata Lamarcl, 1814 and S. fenestrata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. Although both are now accepted as different combination, the ICZN demands a new name for this junior homonym. [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Spongia (Spongia) fenestrata Rao, 1941. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165186 on 2025-05-10
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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Nomenclature

original description (of Spongia officinalis var. fenestrata Rao, 1941) Rao, H.S. 1941. Indian and Ceylon sponges of the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm collected by K. Fristedt. Records of the Indian Museum 43: 417-469.
page(s): 455-456 [details] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
From editor or global species database
Homonymy This combination is a junior primary homonym of Spongia fenestrata Lamarcl, 1814 and S. fenestrata Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864. Although both are now accepted as different combination, the ICZN demands a new name for this junior homonym. [details]


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