Porifera name details
Spongionella frondosa sensu Burton, 1959
525489 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:525489)
unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Hippospongia frondosa Hentschel, 1912) Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21. [details] 
Taxonomy This is not conspecific with Hippospongia frondosa Hentschel, 1912 which is a j. syn. of Ircinia ramosa (Keller). It...
Taxonomy This is not conspecific with Hippospongia frondosa Hentschel, 1912 which is a j. syn. of Ircinia ramosa (Keller). It resembles Cacospongia symbiotica in habit and fibers. [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. Spongionella frondosa sensu Burton, 1959. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=525489 on 2025-04-27
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(of Hippospongia frondosa Hentschel, 1912) Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21. [details]
new combination reference Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 271 [details]
new combination reference Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 271 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy This is not conspecific with Hippospongia frondosa Hentschel, 1912 which is a j. syn. of Ircinia ramosa (Keller). It resembles Cacospongia symbiotica in habit and fibers. [details]
