World Porifera Database - Species - Xestospongia papuensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1996

Porifera taxon details

Xestospongia papuensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1996

AphiaID

166896 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166896)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Xestospongia de Laubenfels, 1932

Original name

Xestospongia papuensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1996

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1996). Sponges from the Bismarck Sea. <em>Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universitá di Genova.</em> 60-61: 101-138.
page(s): 124 [details]

Type data

Holotype MSNG 48707, geounit Bismarck Sea

Holotype MSNG 48707, geounit Bismarck Sea [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Xestospongia papuensis Pulitzer-Finali, 1996. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166896 on 2026-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2008-03-07 15:24:48Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1996). Sponges from the Bismarck Sea. <em>Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Universitá di Genova.</em> 60-61: 101-138.
page(s): 124 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype MSNG 48707, geounit Bismarck Sea [details]

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