Porifera taxon details
Stelletta fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870)
169933 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169933)
accepted
Species
Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Geodia fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870) · unaccepted (reverted genus transfer)
Myriastra fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Pilochrota fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Stelletta variastra Pulitzer-Finali, 1986 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
- Variety Stelletta fibrosa var. globulariformis (Wilson, 1902) accepted as Stelletta globulariformis (Wilson, 1902) (rank elevation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 67 [details]
page(s): 67 [details]
Lectotype MCZ PORa-8020, geounit Floridian
Lectotype MCZ PORa-8020, geounit Floridian [details]
Taxonomy According to Cardenas et al. (2011) this species is a Geodia based on molecular analysis, but since it lacks the...
Taxonomy According to Cardenas et al. (2011) this species is a Geodia based on molecular analysis, but since it lacks the sterrasters of Geodia, this decision is postponed until confirmed by independent studies. [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. Stelletta fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=169933 on 2025-05-05
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original description
(of Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI.
page(s): 67 [details]
original description (of Stelletta variastra Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 86: 65-216.
page(s): 70-72; fig 4-5 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 86: 65-216.
page(s): 69-70; fig 3 [details] Available for editors [request]
source of synonymy Cárdenas, P.; Xavier, J.R.; Reveillaud, J.; Schander, C.; Rapp, H.T. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 6 (4), e18318., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 [details]
redescription Cárdenas, P.; Menegola, C.; Rapp, H.T.; Díaz, M.C. (2009). Morphological description and DNA barcodes of shallow-water <i>Tetractinellida</i> (Porifera: Demospongiae) from Bocas del Toro, Panama, with description of a new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2276: 1–39.
page(s): 16-20; fig 8-9 [details]
additional source (of Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870) Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source (of Myriastra fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870)) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1981). A checklist of the Curaçao sponges (Porifera Demospongiae) including a pictorial key to the more common reef-forms. <em>Verslagen en Technische Gegevens Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie (Zoölogisch Museum) Universiteit van Amsterdam.</em> 31: 1-39.
page(s): 3 [details]
source of synonymy (of Geodia fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870)) Cárdenas, P.; Xavier, J.R.; Reveillaud, J.; Schander, C.; Rapp, H.T. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 6 (4), e18318., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 [details]
new combination reference (of Myriastra fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870)) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22.
page(s): 169 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 67 [details]
original description (of Stelletta variastra Pulitzer-Finali, 1986) Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 86: 65-216.
page(s): 70-72; fig 4-5 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. <em>Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria.</em> 86: 65-216.
page(s): 69-70; fig 3 [details] Available for editors
[request]source of synonymy Cárdenas, P.; Xavier, J.R.; Reveillaud, J.; Schander, C.; Rapp, H.T. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 6 (4), e18318., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 [details]
redescription Cárdenas, P.; Menegola, C.; Rapp, H.T.; Díaz, M.C. (2009). Morphological description and DNA barcodes of shallow-water <i>Tetractinellida</i> (Porifera: Demospongiae) from Bocas del Toro, Panama, with description of a new species. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2276: 1–39.
page(s): 16-20; fig 8-9 [details]
additional source (of Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870) Rützler, K.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Piantoni, C. (2009). Sponges (Porifera) of the Gulf of Mexico. <i>in</i>: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A & M Press, College Station, Texas. 285–313. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source (of Myriastra fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870)) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1981). A checklist of the Curaçao sponges (Porifera Demospongiae) including a pictorial key to the more common reef-forms. <em>Verslagen en Technische Gegevens Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie (Zoölogisch Museum) Universiteit van Amsterdam.</em> 31: 1-39.
page(s): 3 [details]
source of synonymy (of Geodia fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870)) Cárdenas, P.; Xavier, J.R.; Reveillaud, J.; Schander, C.; Rapp, H.T. (2011). Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy. <em>PLoS ONE.</em> 6 (4), e18318., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 [details]
new combination reference (of Myriastra fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870)) Laubenfels, M.W. de. (1936). A Discussion of the Sponge Fauna of the Dry Tortugas in Particular and the West Indies in General, with Material for a Revision of the Families and Orders of the Porifera. <em>Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication.</em> 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22.
page(s): 169 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Lectotype MCZ PORa-8020, geounit Floridian [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy According to Cardenas et al. (2011) this species is a Geodia based on molecular analysis, but since it lacks the sterrasters of Geodia, this decision is postponed until confirmed by independent studies. [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pilochrota fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stelletta fibrosa)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Stelletta fibrosa)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 7655) (from synonym Pilochrota fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Pilochrota fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stelletta fibrosa)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Ancorina fibrosa Schmidt, 1870)
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To Sponge Barcoding Database (Stelletta fibrosa)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 7655) (from synonym Pilochrota fibrosa (Schmidt, 1870))
