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Petrosia Vosmaer, 1885 
AphiaID: 131847

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) > Haplosclerida (Order) > Petrosina (Suborder) > Petrosiidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Genus
Typetaxon Rayneria dura Nardo, 1834
Parent Petrosiidae Van Soest, 1980
Synonymised
taxa
  Chalinohaphis (misspelling and junior synonym)
Chalinorhaphis Lendenfeld, 1887 (junior synonym)
Sources  original description: Vosmaer, G.C.J. 1885b. Porifera, Parts Vll-XI. Pp. 177-368, plsXIX-XXV. In: Bronn, H.G. (Ed.), Die Klassen und Ordnungen des Thier-Reichs. 1. (Leipzig & Heidelberg). [details]

basis of record: Desqueyroux-Faúndez, R.; Valentine, C. 2002. Family Petrosiidae Van Soest, 1980. Pp. 906-917. In Hooper, J. N. A. & Van Soest, R. W. M. (ed.) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 1 (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details]

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: pp. 85-103 (look up in IMIS[details]

from synonym: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Ed.) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of Sponges. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers: New York, NY (USA). ISBN 0-306-47260-0. xix, 1-1101, 1103-1706 (2 volumes) pp. (look up in IMIS[details] [view taxon]

from synonym: Lendenfeld, R. Von 1887c. Die Chalineen des australischen Gebietes.Zoologische Jahrbücher, Jena 2: 723-828, pls XVIII-XXVII. [details] [view taxon] [full text]

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 Subgenus Petrosia (Petrosia) Vosmaer, 1885
  » Species Petrosia (Petrosia) alfiani de Voogd & van Soest, 2002
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) australis Bergquist & Warne, 1980
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) borealis (Lambe, 1895)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) brachysclera Lévi & Lévi, 1989
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) canariensis de Weerdt & van Soest, 1986
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) capsa Desqueyroux-Faúndez, 1987
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) clavata (Esper, 1794)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) crassa (Carter, 1876)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) cretacea (Schmidt, 1870)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) crustata Wilson, 1925
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) densissima Dendy, 1905
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) elephantotus Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) expansa (Thiele, 1903)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) ficiformis (Poiret, 1789)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) granifera Desqueyroux-Faúndez, 1987
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) hebes Lendenfeld, 1888
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) hoeksemai de Voogd & van Soest, 2002
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) incrustata (Alcolado & Gotera, 1986)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) intermedia (Czerniavsky, 1880)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) lignosa Wilson, 1925
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) mammiformis Dendy, 1922
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) massiva Lehnert & van Soest, 1996
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) microxea (Vacelet, Vasseur & Lévi, 1976)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) nigricans Lindgren, 1897
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) pellasarca (de Laubenfels, 1934)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) pigmentosa Fromont, 1991
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) plana Wilson, 1925
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) pluricristata Lévi & Lévi, 1983
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) pulvilla (Thiele, 1903)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) puna de Laubenfels, 1951
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) punctata Lévi & Lévi, 1983
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) raphida Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) seychellensis Dendy, 1922
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) shellyi Pulitzer-Finali, 1993
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) solida Hoshino, 1981
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) solusstrongyla Hoshino, 1981
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) spheroida Tanita, 1967
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) ushitsuensis Tanita, 1963
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) volcano Hoshino, 1976
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) weinbergi van Soest, 1980
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) chaliniformis Thiele, 1899 accepted as Neopetrosia chaliniformis (Thiele, 1899)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) depellens (Topsent, 1908) accepted as Haliclona (Gellius) depellens (Topsent, 1908)
» Species Petrosia (Petrosia) dura (Wilson, 1902) accepted as Cribrochalina dura (Wilson, 1902)
Subgenus Petrosia (Strongylophora) Dendy, 1905
  » Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) corticata (Wilson, 1925)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) davilai (Alcolado, 1980)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) dendyi (Hechtel, 1969)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) durissima (Dendy, 1905)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) hartmani (van Soest, 1980)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) mamillata (Lévi & Lévi, 1983)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) mauritiana (Carter, 1885)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) septata (Thomas, 1991)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) stoneae (van Soest & Stentoft, 1988)
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) strongylata Thiele, 1903
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) vansoesti Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994
» Species Petrosia (Strongylophora) vulcaniensis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005
Species Petrosia armata (Lendenfeld, 1887)
Species Petrosia coriacea Swartschewsky, 1905
Species Petrosia pulitzeri Pansini, 1996

Species Petrosia alfiani de Voogd & van Soest, 2002 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) alfiani de Voogd & van Soest, 2002 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia australis Bergquist & Warne, 1980 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) australis Bergquist & Warne, 1980 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia brachysclera Lévi & Lévi, 1989 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) brachysclera Lévi & Lévi, 1989 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia canariensis de Weerdt & van Soest, 1986 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) canariensis de Weerdt & van Soest, 1986 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia capsa Desqueyroux-Faúndez, 1987 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) capsa Desqueyroux-Faúndez, 1987 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia clavata (Esper, 1794) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) clavata (Esper, 1794) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia crassa (Carter, 1876) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) crassa (Carter, 1876) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia crustata Wilson, 1925 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) crustata Wilson, 1925 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia densissima Dendy, 1905 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) densissima Dendy, 1905 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia elephantotus Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) elephantotus Ilan, Gugel & van Soest, 2004 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia expansa (Thiele, 1903) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) expansa (Thiele, 1903) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) ficiformis (Poiret, 1789) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia granifera Desqueyroux-Faúndez, 1987 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) granifera Desqueyroux-Faúndez, 1987 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia hebes Lendenfeld, 1888 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) hebes Lendenfeld, 1888 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia hoeksemai de Voogd & van Soest, 2002 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) hoeksemai de Voogd & van Soest, 2002 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia intermedia (Czerniavsky, 1880) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) intermedia (Czerniavsky, 1880) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia lignosa Wilson, 1925 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) lignosa Wilson, 1925 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia mamillata (Lévi & Lévi, 1983) represented as Petrosia (Strongylophora) mamillata (Lévi & Lévi, 1983) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia mammiformis Dendy, 1922 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) mammiformis Dendy, 1922 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia massiva Lehnert & van Soest, 1996 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) massiva Lehnert & van Soest, 1996 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia mauritiana (Carter, 1885) represented as Petrosia (Strongylophora) mauritiana (Carter, 1885) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia nigricans Lindgren, 1897 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) nigricans Lindgren, 1897 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia pellasarca (De Laubenfels, 1934) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) pellasarca (de Laubenfels, 1934) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia pigmentosa Fromont, 1991 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) pigmentosa Fromont, 1991 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia pluricristata Lévi & Lévi, 1983 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) pluricristata Lévi & Lévi, 1983 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia pulvilla (Thiele, 1903) represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) pulvilla (Thiele, 1903) (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia puna de Laubenfels, 1951 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) puna de Laubenfels, 1951 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia punctata Lévi & Lévi, 1983 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) punctata Lévi & Lévi, 1983 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia raphida Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) raphida Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia seychellensis Dendy, 1922 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) seychellensis Dendy, 1922 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia shellyi Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) shellyi Pulitzer-Finali, 1993 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia solida Hoshino, 1981 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) solida Hoshino, 1981 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia solusstrongyla Hoshino, 1981 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) solusstrongyla Hoshino, 1981 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia spheroida Tanita, 1967 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) spheroida Tanita, 1967 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia strongylata Thiele, 1903 represented as Petrosia (Strongylophora) strongylata Thiele, 1903 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia ushitsuensis Tanita, 1963 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) ushitsuensis Tanita, 1963 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia vansoesti Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994 represented as Petrosia (Strongylophora) vansoesti Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia volcano Hoshino, 1976 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) volcano Hoshino, 1976 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia vulcaniensis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005 represented as Petrosia (Strongylophora) vulcaniensis Samaai & Gibbons, 2005 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)
Species Petrosia weinbergi van Soest, 1980 represented as Petrosia (Petrosia) weinbergi van Soest, 1980 (alternate representation, subgenus assignment)

Species Petrosia cancellata Thiele, 1903 accepted as Petrosia (Petrosia) nigricans Lindgren, 1897
Species Petrosia chaliniformis Thiele, 1899 accepted as Neopetrosia chaliniformis (Thiele, 1899)
Species Petrosia contignata Thiele, 1899 accepted as Neopetrosia contignata (Thiele, 1899)
Species Petrosia coralloides Dendy, 1924 accepted as Xestospongia coralloides (Dendy, 1924)
Species Petrosia dura (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Petrosia (Petrosia) ficiformis (Poiret, 1789)
Species Petrosia exigua Kirkpatrick, 1900 accepted as Neopetrosia exigua (Kirkpatrick, 1900)
Species Petrosia fistulata Kirkpatrick, 1907 accepted as Pachypellina fistulata (Kirkpatrick, 1907)
Species Petrosia friabilis Topsent, 1892 accepted as Xestospongia friabilis (Topsent, 1892)
Species Petrosia halichondrioides Wilson, 1902 accepted as Plakortis halichondrioides (Wilson, 1902)
Species Petrosia hispida Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Xestospongia hispida (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Species Petrosia imperforata Thiele, 1899 accepted as Petrosia (Petrosia) nigricans Lindgren, 1897
Species Petrosia rava Thiele, 1899 accepted as Neopetrosia rava (Thiele, 1899)
Species Petrosia seriata Hentschel, 1912 accepted as Neopetrosia seriata (Hentschel, 1912)
Species Petrosia similis Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Neopetrosia similis (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Species Petrosia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1815) accepted as Xestospongia testudinaria (Lamarck, 1815)
Species Petrosia truncata Ridley & Dendy, 1886 accepted as Neopetrosia truncata (Ridley & Dendy, 1886)
Species Petrosia variabilis Topsent, 1892 accepted as Xestospongia variabilis (Topsent, 1892)
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Anakao [details]
Inhaca Island [details]
Malindi [details]
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
Notes  The name Petrosia has three senior synonyms: Rayneria Nardo, 1833 is a nomen nudum as no species were mentioned in the original publication, Schmidtia balsamo-Crivelli, 1863, which is preoccupied, and Pharetronema Sollas, 1879, which is suppressed as an unused name. [details]

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131847
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Petrosia Vosmaer, 1885. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131847 on 2013-05-20
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