Taxonomy Incertae sedis and a very doubtful sponge. Most of Schmidt's illustrations concern holothuroid spicules and also the shape...
Taxonomy Incertae sedis and a very doubtful sponge. Most of Schmidt's illustrations concern holothuroid spicules and also the shape is that of a holothurian, but there are also hexactinellid(?) spicules. [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. Placodictyum cucumaria Schmidt, 1870. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=164810 on 2026-08-14
original descriptionSchmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI. page(s): 16 [details]
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Taxonomy Incertae sedis and a very doubtful sponge. Most of Schmidt's illustrations concern holothuroid spicules and also the shape is that of a holothurian, but there are also hexactinellid(?) spicules. [details]
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