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Spongia dichotoma sensu Esper, 1794

193674  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:193674)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 202-205 [details] 
Type locality contained in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone  
type locality contained in Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Taxonomy There is some confusion over the identity of Esper's specimen listed by him under this name. The text and the reference to...  
Taxonomy There is some confusion over the identity of Esper's specimen listed by him under this name. The text and the reference to plate X indicate it is the same species as Spongia dichotoma Linnaeus, 1767, but the name under the image of plate X is Spongia fruticosa. For that reason, we made a separate entry for Esper's record, but assume that it is not different from Linnaeus' species. [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 dichotoma sensu Esper, 1794. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=193674 on 2025-05-10
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2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
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2007-01-05 18:49:03Z
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2012-05-30 08:19:14Z
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2022-02-16 09:47:52Z
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Nomenclature

original description Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 202-205 [details] 

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

From editor or global species database
Taxonomy There is some confusion over the identity of Esper's specimen listed by him under this name. The text and the reference to plate X indicate it is the same species as Spongia dichotoma Linnaeus, 1767, but the name under the image of plate X is Spongia fruticosa. For that reason, we made a separate entry for Esper's record, but assume that it is not different from Linnaeus' species. [details]


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