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Spongia (Spongia) virgata Rafinesque, 1818

165249  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165249)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Keratosa (Subclass)
  6. Dictyoceratida (Order)
  7. Spongiidae (Family)
  8. Spongia (Genus)
  9. Spongia (Spongia) (Subgenus)
  10. Spongia (Spongia) virgata (Species)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
Spongia virgata Rafinesque, 1818 · alternative representation (subgenus assignment of taxon...)  
subgenus assignment of taxon inquirendum
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Rafinesque, C.S. 1818c. Descriptions of species of sponges observed on the shores of Long Island. American Journal of Science and Arts 1: 149-151. [details] OpenAccess publication

(of Spongia virgata Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C.S. 1818c. Descriptions of species of sponges observed on the shores of Long Island. American Journal of Science and Arts 1: 149-151. [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Virginian  
type locality contained in Virginian [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Taxonomy Incertae sedis, unlikely to be a Spongia (Spongia).  
Taxonomy Incertae sedis, unlikely to be a Spongia (Spongia). [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) virgata Rafinesque, 1818. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165249 on 2025-05-10
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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2010-05-19 10:23:56Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2021-06-04 09:13:26Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Nomenclature

original description Rafinesque, C.S. 1818c. Descriptions of species of sponges observed on the shores of Long Island. American Journal of Science and Arts 1: 149-151. [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Spongia virgata Rafinesque, 1818) Rafinesque, C.S. 1818c. Descriptions of species of sponges observed on the shores of Long Island. American Journal of Science and Arts 1: 149-151. [details] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Incertae sedis, unlikely to be a Spongia (Spongia). [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Spongia virgata Rafinesque, 1818)
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