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Scypha papillaris f. sowerbeii Gray, 1821

1439551  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1439551)

 unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Forma
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British Plants. Volume I. Baldwin, London: i-xxvii, 1-821, 21 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30086635
page(s): 357 [details] OpenAccess publication

(of Spongia compacta Sowerby, 1806) Sowerby, J. (1805). The British miscellany; or, Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects : many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles: and chiefly in the possession of the author, James Sowerby. R. Taylor & Co., London, No.2: 13-21, pls.5-8., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.41623
note: Synonymy from Fristedt (1885: 25) as Amorphina panicea. [details] OpenAccess publication
Taxonomy Gray (1821) lists this as a beta form of Scypha papillaris, but cites Spongia compacta Sowerby, 1806 as original name. It...  
Taxonomy Gray (1821) lists this as a beta form of Scypha papillaris, but cites Spongia compacta Sowerby, 1806 as original name. It is not explained why this deserves a new name, which is also misspelled. It is assumed that this is a form of Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea[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. Scypha papillaris f. sowerbeii Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1439551 on 2026-01-21
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original description Gray, S.F. (1821). A natural arrangement of British Plants. Volume I. Baldwin, London: i-xxvii, 1-821, 21 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30086635
page(s): 357 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Spongia compacta Sowerby, 1806) Sowerby, J. (1805). The British miscellany; or, Coloured figures of new, rare, or little known animal subjects : many not before ascertained to be inhabitants of the British Isles: and chiefly in the possession of the author, James Sowerby. R. Taylor & Co., London, No.2: 13-21, pls.5-8., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.41623
note: Synonymy from Fristedt (1885: 25) as Amorphina panicea. [details] OpenAccess publication
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Taxonomy Gray (1821) lists this as a beta form of Scypha papillaris, but cites Spongia compacta Sowerby, 1806 as original name. It is not explained why this deserves a new name, which is also misspelled. It is assumed that this is a form of Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea[details]


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