WoRMS name details

Kerasemna humilis (Thiele, 1903)

221081  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:221081)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Biemna humilis Thiele, 1903) Thiele, J. (1903). Kieselschwämme von Ternate. II. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 25: 933-968, pl. XVIII. [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Description Amorphous and flimsy sponge forming clumps 5-15 cm across and 1-3 cm high, appearing as a thin stretched skin embedded with...  
Description Amorphous and flimsy sponge forming clumps 5-15 cm across and 1-3 cm high, appearing as a thin stretched skin embedded with branching coralline algae. Surface uneven, conulose and lacy in patches; body extremely cavernous. Oscules prominent, 1 cm wide, with raised membranous collars. Body soft, delicate, slightly fleshy; colour pale creamy yellow to bright yellow. Habitat: sheltered coral reefs, growing on coral or in crevices, or among rubble on the bottom of lagoons. Distribution: SE Asia (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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Kerasemna humilis (Thiele, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=221081 on 2024-03-29
Date
action
by
1998-09-25 09:49:59Z
created
2000-07-18 15:57:33Z
changed
2006-07-22 15:13:37Z
changed
2007-07-06 09:34:03Z
changed
2021-01-19 11:36:02Z
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original description  (of Biemna humilis Thiele, 1903) Thiele, J. (1903). Kieselschwämme von Ternate. II. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 25: 933-968, pl. XVIII. [details]  OpenAccess publication 

source of synonymy 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 
From other sources
Description Amorphous and flimsy sponge forming clumps 5-15 cm across and 1-3 cm high, appearing as a thin stretched skin embedded with branching coralline algae. Surface uneven, conulose and lacy in patches; body extremely cavernous. Oscules prominent, 1 cm wide, with raised membranous collars. Body soft, delicate, slightly fleshy; colour pale creamy yellow to bright yellow. Habitat: sheltered coral reefs, growing on coral or in crevices, or among rubble on the bottom of lagoons. Distribution: SE Asia (Richmond, 1997). [details]