Marine Species Traits - Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766)

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Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766)

Halichondria panicea

AphiaID

165853 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165853)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Halichondria (Halichondria) Fleming, 1828

Original name

Spongia panicea Pallas, 1766

Synonymised names

Alcyonium manusdiaboli Linnaeus, 1767 · unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)

Halichondria (Halichondria) velamentosa (Hansen, 1885) · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Halichondria ambigua Bowerbank, 1874 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria brettii (Bowerbank, 1866) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)

Halichondria caduca Bowerbank, 1866 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria coccinea Bowerbank, 1861 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria coralloides Bowerbank, 1882 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria edusa Bowerbank, 1874 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria firmus (Bowerbank, 1874) · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria glabra Bowerbank, 1866 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria grisea (Fristedt, 1887) · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria incerta Bowerbank, 1866 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria lactea (Bowerbank, 1866) · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria membrana (Bowerbank, 1866) · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria paciscens (Schmidt, 1875) · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)

Halichondria pannosus Verrill, 1874 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria papillaris (Pallas, 1766) · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria reticulata Lieberkühn, 1859 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria sevosa Johnston, 1842 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria topsenti de Laubenfels, 1936 · alternative representation (junior synonym)

Halichondria velamentosa (Hansen, 1885) · unaccepted (junior synonym)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of ) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae. 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 388 [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. Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165853 on 2026-07-23

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=165853 on 2026-07-23

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

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2005-09-09 16:45:37Z

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-03-18 11:52:40Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description (of ) Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [List of zoophytes containing general outlines of genera and brief descriptions of known species, with selected synonyms of the authors.]. Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae. 451 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6019361
page(s): 388 [details]

original description (of Halichondria glabra Bowerbank, 1866) Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 232-233 [details]

original description (of Halichondria coralloides Bowerbank, 1882) Bowerbank, J.S.; Norman, A.M. (1882). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 4 (Supplement). (Ray Society: London): i-xvii, 1-250, pls I-XVII., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1908675
page(s): 104-105 [details]

original description (of Halichondria topsenti de Laubenfels, 1936) 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. Carnegie Institute of Washington Publication. 467 (Tortugas Laboratory Paper 30) 1-225, pls 1-22.
page(s): 133 [details] Available for editors

original description (of Alcyonium manusdiaboli Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii. pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]

original description (of Halichondria sevosa Johnston, 1842) Johnston, G. (1842). A History of British Sponges and Lithophytes. (W.H. Lizars: Edinburgh). i-xii, 1-264, pls I-XXV., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35290582 [details]

original description (of Halichondria ambigua Bowerbank, 1874) 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): 208, Pl. LXXIV 14-15; 213-215; note: illustration of the type specimen [details]

original description (of Halichondria caduca Bowerbank, 1866) Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 234-236 [details]

original description (of Halichondria coccinea Bowerbank, 1861) Bowerbank, J.S. (1861). List of British sponges. In: McAndrew, R. (Ed.), List of the British marine invertebrate fauna. Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. 30: 235-236. [details]

original description (of Halichondria edusa Bowerbank, 1874) 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): 197, Pl LXXIII 6-9; 201-202; note: illustration of the type specimen [details]

original description (of Halichondria incerta Bowerbank, 1866) Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 237-238 [details]

original description (of Halichondria pannosus Verrill, 1874) Verrill, A. E. (1873). XVIII. Report upon the invertebrate animals of Vineyard Sound and the adjacent waters, with an account of the physical characters of the region. Report on the condition of the sea fisheries of the south coast of New England [later becomes Reports of the United States Commissioner of Fisheries]. 1: 295-778 pls. 1-38., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15782934 [details]

original description (of Halichondria reticulata Lieberkühn, 1859) Lieberkühn, N. (1859). Neue Beiträge zur Anatomie der Spongien. Archiv für Anatomie und Physiologie. 30(3): 353-382, 515-529, pls IX-XI.
page(s): 519 [details]

basis of record Erpenbeck, D.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Family Halichondriidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 787-816. In Hooper, JN. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_84 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Erpenbeck, D.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002[2004]). Family Halichondriidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 787-815. In Hooper, JN. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

additional source Sivaleela, G.; Immanuel, T.; Kumar, R.R.; Surendar, C. (2025). Morphological Notes on Marine Sponges of the Class Demospongiae and One Calcarea from Lakshadweep. Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology. 46(4): 70-104., available online at https://doi.org/10.56557/upjoz/2025/v46i44806
page(s): 75; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors

additional source Turner, T.L., Morrow, C., Picton, B., Goodwin, C. & Thacker, R.W. (2025). A Common Garden of Halichondria Sponges: Taxonomic Revision of Northeast Pacific Halichondriidae Reveals Many Cryptic Introduced Species. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists. 4(1): 1-56., available online at https://doi.org/10.18061/bssb.5811
page(s): 13-15 [details]

additional source Kim, H.S.; Rho, B.J.; Sim, C.J. 1968. Marine sponges in South Korea (1). Korean Journal of Zoology 11 (2): 37-47.
page(s): 40 [details]

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors

additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. Museu Nacional, Série Livros. 300 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20800977
page(s): 93 [details] Available for editors

additional source Marra, M.V.; Bertolino, M.; Pansini, M.; Giacobbe, S.; Manconi, R.; Pronzato, R. (2016). Long-term turnover of the sponge fauna in Faro Lake (North-East Sicily, Mediterranean Sea). Italian Journal of Zoology. 1-10., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/11250003.2016.1251981
page(s): 4 [details] Available for editors

additional source Dinn, C.; Leys, S.P. (2018). Field Guide to sponges of Eastern Canadian Arctic. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB, T6G 2E9. 1-102.
page(s): 77 [details] Available for editors