Deep-Sea taxon details
Polymastia Bowerbank, 1862
132046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132046)
accepted
Genus
Rinalda Schmidt, 1870 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Trichostemma Sars, 1869 · unaccepted > junior objective synonym (nomen nudum)
- Species Polymastia agglutinans Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Species Polymastia andrica de Laubenfels, 1949
- Species Polymastia azorica Lévi & Vacelet, 1958
- Species Polymastia boletiformis (Lamarck, 1815)
- Species Polymastia corticata Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Species Polymastia disclera Lévi, 1964
- Species Polymastia grimaldii (Topsent, 1913)
- Species Polymastia hemisphaerica (Sars, 1872)
- Species Polymastia invaginata Kirkpatrick, 1907
- Species Polymastia koltuni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
- Species Polymastia mamillaris (Müller, 1806)
- Species Polymastia martae Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994
- Species Polymastia murrayi Burton, 1959
- Species Polymastia norfanzii Ekins, Erpenbeck & Hooper, 2023
- Species Polymastia polytylota Vacelet, 1969
- Species Polymastia radiosa Bowerbank, 1866
- Species Polymastia thielei Koltun, 1964
- Species Polymastia tissieri (Vacelet, 1961)
- Species Polymastia uberrima (Schmidt, 1870)
- Species Polymastia zitteli (Lendenfeld, 1888)
- Species Polymastia isidis Thiele, 1905 accepted as Sphaerotylus isidis (Thiele, 1905) (genus transfer)
- Species Polymastia mammillaris accepted as Polymastia mamillaris (Müller, 1806) (misspelling of species name)
- Species Polymastia pacifica Koltun, 1966 accepted as Polymastia koltuni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (preoccupied)
- Species Polymastia robusta Bowerbank, 1862 accepted as Polymastia boletiformis (Lamarck, 1815) (junior synonym)
- Species Polymastia sol (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Radiella sol Schmidt, 1870 accepted as Spinularia (Radiella) sol (Schmidt, 1870) (reverted genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1862.0044
page(s): 1104; pl LXXIII fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 1104; pl LXXIII fig. 2. [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. Polymastia Bowerbank, 1862. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132046 on 2026-04-20
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Polymastia Bowerbank, 1862. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132046 on 2026-04-20
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Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV., available online at https://doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1862.0044
page(s): 1104; pl LXXIII fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Rinalda Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI. [details]
original description (of Trichostemma Sars, 1869) Sars, G.O. (1869). Fortsatte bemaerkninger over det dyriske livs Udredning i havets dybder - On the Deep-sea Fauna of the Norwegian coast. Forhandlinger i Videnskabsselskabet i Kristiana 1868: 246-275. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43782509 [details]
basis of record Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085
page(s): 177 [details]
basis of record Boury-Esnault, N. (2002). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_22 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Boury-Esnault, N. (2002 [2004]). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5. [details] Available for editors
additional source Ekins, M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Wörheide, G.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2023). Deep Water Polymastiidae (Porifera, Polymastiida) from the South West Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5369(1): 57-88., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.3
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors
page(s): 1104; pl LXXIII fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Rinalda Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI. [details]
original description (of Trichostemma Sars, 1869) Sars, G.O. (1869). Fortsatte bemaerkninger over det dyriske livs Udredning i havets dybder - On the Deep-sea Fauna of the Norwegian coast. Forhandlinger i Videnskabsselskabet i Kristiana 1868: 246-275. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43782509 [details]
basis of record Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085
page(s): 177 [details]
basis of record Boury-Esnault, N. (2002). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_22 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Boury-Esnault, N. (2002 [2004]). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5. [details] Available for editors
additional source Ekins, M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Wörheide, G.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2023). Deep Water Polymastiidae (Porifera, Polymastiida) from the South West Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5369(1): 57-88., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.3
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タコウカイメン属 | [details] |
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Polymastia)
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007538.PR)
To ITIS
To Genbank
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 007538.PR)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Image from typetaxon
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