Porifera taxon details
Cacospongia ridleyi Burton, 1952
165306 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165306)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Burton, M. (1952). The ‘Manihine' expedition to the Gulf of Aqaba 1948-1949 - Sponges. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology.</em> 1 (8): 163-174.
page(s): 172-173 [details]
page(s): 172-173 [details]
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Type locality contained in Northern and Central Red Sea
type locality contained in Northern and Central Red Sea [details]
Taxonomy According to Helmy et al. (2004) the type material of this species is probably lost. The generic identity is uncertain....
Taxonomy According to Helmy et al. (2004) the type material of this species is probably lost. The generic identity is uncertain. Lévi (1961) assigned this to the Mediterranean species Fasciospongia cavernosa. [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. Cacospongia ridleyi Burton, 1952. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=165306 on 2024-08-06
original description
Burton, M. (1952). The ‘Manihine' expedition to the Gulf of Aqaba 1948-1949 - Sponges. <em>Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology.</em> 1 (8): 163-174.
page(s): 172-173 [details]
page(s): 172-173 [details]
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From editor or global species database
Taxonomy According to Helmy et al. (2004) the type material of this species is probably lost. The generic identity is uncertain. Lévi (1961) assigned this to the Mediterranean species Fasciospongia cavernosa. [details]