World Porifera Database - Species - Donatia monstrosa Burton, 1924

Porifera name details

Donatia monstrosa Burton, 1924

AphiaID

190938 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190938)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer)

Accepted name

Tethya monstrosa (Burton, 1924)

Rank

Species

Parent

Donatia Nardo, 1833 accepted as Tethya Lamarck, 1815

Original name

Donatia monstrosa Burton, 1924

Environment

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

Original description

Burton, M. (1924). A revision of the sponge family Donatiidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1924 (part 4): 1033-1045, pl. 1.
page(s): 1040 [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Bassian

type locality contained in Bassian [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. Donatia monstrosa Burton, 1924. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=190938 on 2026-09-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-23 11:59:15Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Burton, M. (1924). A revision of the sponge family Donatiidae. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1924 (part 4): 1033-1045, pl. 1.
page(s): 1040 [details] Available for editors

[request]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Holotype BMNH 1847.12.30.1 [details]