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Halichondria couchii Bowerbank, 1867

191403  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191403)

 unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Bowerbank, J.S. (1867). Sponges. <i>In</i>: Jeffreys, J.G.,Hincks, T., Couch, J., Stewart, J., Rowe, J.B. & Bate, J.S. Report to the committee appointed to explore the marine fauna and flora of the Devon and Cornwall, no. 2. <em>Reports of the British Association.</em> 1867: 275-286. [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Celtic Seas  
type locality contained in Celtic Seas [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. Halichondria couchii Bowerbank, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=191403 on 2026-06-10
Date
action
by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
created
2007-09-07 19:12:58Z
changed
2010-05-19 10:23:56Z
changed
2019-07-21 11:31:03Z
changed

original description Bowerbank, J.S. (1867). Sponges. <i>In</i>: Jeffreys, J.G.,Hincks, T., Couch, J., Stewart, J., Rowe, J.B. & Bate, J.S. Report to the committee appointed to explore the marine fauna and flora of the Devon and Cornwall, no. 2. <em>Reports of the British Association.</em> 1867: 275-286. [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Bowerbank, J.S. (1874). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 3. (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-367, pls I-XCII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1871265
page(s): 198, Pl. LXXIII 12-15; 203-204; note: illustration of the type specimen [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Holotype BMNH [details]


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