World Porifera Database - Species - Spongia (Poterion) Schlegel, 1858

Porifera name details

Spongia (Poterion) Schlegel, 1858

AphiaID

1057419 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1057419)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted Name

Cliona Grant, 1826

Rank

Subgenus

Parent

Spongia Linnaeus, 1759

Orig. name

Spongia (Poterion) Schlegel, 1858

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Species Spongia (Poterion) neptuni Schlegel, 1858 accepted as Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820) (genus transfer and junior synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Schlegel, H. (1858). Handleiding tot de beoefening der dierkunde. <em>Breda, Koninklijke Militaire Akademie.</em> Volume 2: 1-628, pls 1-27.
page(s): 542 [details]

Taxonomic 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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2024). World Porifera Database. Spongia (Poterion) Schlegel, 1858. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057419 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

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2018-02-02 14:04:46Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Schlegel, H. (1858). Handleiding tot de beoefening der dierkunde. <em>Breda, Koninklijke Militaire Akademie.</em> Volume 2: 1-628, pls 1-27.
page(s): 542 [details]

From editor or global species database

Identification Although Schlegel did not provide much description, nor an illustration, his statement that this was the sponge that local East Indian fishermen called Neptune's Beaker is sufficient to recognize it. [details]