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WoRMS name details

Spongia laevigata Montagu, 1814

132433  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132433)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Porifera (Phylum)
  4. Demospongiae (Class)
  5. Keratosa (Subclass)
  6. Dictyoceratida (Order)
  7. Spongiidae (Family)
  8. Spongia (Genus)
  9. Spongia laevigata (Species)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761
page(s): 95-96 [details] OpenAccess publication
Taxonomy Possibly a calcareous sponge, but no clear identification with recent descriptions is apparent.  
Taxonomy Possibly a calcareous sponge, but no clear identification with recent descriptions is apparent. [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. Spongia laevigata Montagu, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132433 on 2025-05-07
Date
action
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
created
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2010-05-19 10:23:56Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
2014-02-16 18:30:10Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Nomenclature

original description Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761
page(s): 95-96 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
Countries
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unknown type [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Possibly a calcareous sponge, but no clear identification with recent descriptions is apparent. [details]
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) 
To PESI 
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