WoRMS taxon details
Tetrapocillon minor Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
168413 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:168413)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1993). A collection of marine sponges from East Africa. <em>Annales Museo Civico Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria".</em> 89: 247-350.
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Holotype MSNG 48312, geounit East African Coral Coast
Holotype MSNG 48312, geounit East African Coral Coast [details]
Description Spherical sack-like masses, loosely attached to the substrate. Oscules raised, 1-2 cm diameter; surface smooth, undulating...
Description Spherical sack-like masses, loosely attached to the substrate. Oscules raised, 1-2 cm diameter; surface smooth, undulating and extremely fragile, slightly elastic in life. Uniformly black with a maroon tinge and beige interior. Habitat: sheltered reefs on living coral. (Richmond, 1997). [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. Tetrapocillon minor Pulitzer-Finali, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=168413 on 2025-05-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1993). A collection of marine sponges from East Africa. <em>Annales Museo Civico Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria".</em> 89: 247-350.
page(s): 296-297 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 296-297 [details] Available for editors
[request]Other
additional source
Fromont, J.; Alvarez, B.; Gomez, O.; Roberts, E. (2011). <i>Tetrapocillon</i> (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida: Guitarridae) in Australia, with the description of a new species. <em>Records of the Western Australian Museum.</em> 26: 70-89.
page(s): 76-80 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 76-80 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype MSNG 48312, geounit East African Coral Coast [details]
From editor or global species database
Description Spherical sack-like masses, loosely attached to the substrate. Oscules raised, 1-2 cm diameter; surface smooth, undulating and extremely fragile, slightly elastic in life. Uniformly black with a maroon tinge and beige interior. Habitat: sheltered reefs on living coral. (Richmond, 1997). [details]From regional or thematic species database
Specimen ZMA 15263, Nosy Bé, Madagascar [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | black sack sponge | [details] |
