Deep-Sea name details
Petromica massalis Dendy, 1905
171101 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171101)
alternative representation (subgenus assignment and rank elevation)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London).</em> Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI.
page(s): 104-105 [details]
page(s): 104-105 [details]
Holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.19, geounit South India and Sri...
Holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.19, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [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. Petromica massalis Dendy, 1905. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171101 on 2026-07-08
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Petromica massalis Dendy, 1905. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171101 on 2026-07-08
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2005-07-10 18:05:41Z
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original description
Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London).</em> Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI.
page(s): 104-105 [details]
additional source Dendy, A. (1922). Report on the Sigmatotetraxonida collected by H.M.S.'Sealark' in the Indian Ocean. <i>In</i>: Reports of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, Vol. 7. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 18 (1): 1-164, pls 1-18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1922.tb00547.x
page(s): 8-9 [details]
additional source Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 304 [details] Available for editors
additional source Burton, M. (1928). Report on some Deep-Sea Sponges from the Indian Museum collected by R.I.M.S. ‘Investigator'. Part II. Tetraxonida (concluded) and Euceratosa. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 30 (1): 109-138., available online at https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i1/1928/163204
page(s): 110 [details]
page(s): 104-105 [details]
additional source Dendy, A. (1922). Report on the Sigmatotetraxonida collected by H.M.S.'Sealark' in the Indian Ocean. <i>In</i>: Reports of the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, Vol. 7. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 18 (1): 1-164, pls 1-18., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1922.tb00547.x
page(s): 8-9 [details]
additional source Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 304 [details] Available for editors
additional source Burton, M. (1928). Report on some Deep-Sea Sponges from the Indian Museum collected by R.I.M.S. ‘Investigator'. Part II. Tetraxonida (concluded) and Euceratosa. <em>Records of the Indian Museum.</em> 30 (1): 109-138., available online at https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v30/i1/1928/163204
page(s): 110 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype BMNH 1907.2.1.19, geounit South India and Sri Lanka [details]
