WoRMS taxon details
Dictyodendrilla massa (Carter, 1886)
164895 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:164895)
accepted
Species
Aplysilla massa (Carter, 1886) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Aplysina massa Carter, 1886 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
Dendrilla massa (Carter, 1886) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Aplysina massa Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459996
page(s): 284 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
Type locality contained in Bassian
type locality contained in Bassian [from synonym] [view taxon] [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Dictyodendrilla massa (Carter, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=164895 on 2026-09-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Aplysina massa Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459996
page(s): 284 [details]
new combination reference Bergquist, P.R. (1996). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Porifera: Demospongiae. Part 5. Dendroceratida and Halisarca. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 107: 1-53.
page(s): 24 [details]
page(s): 284 [details]
new combination reference Bergquist, P.R. (1996). The Marine Fauna of New Zealand: Porifera: Demospongiae. Part 5. Dendroceratida and Halisarca. <em>New Zealand Oceanographic Institute Memoir.</em> 107: 1-53.
page(s): 24 [details]
Other
additional source
Hooper, J.N.A.; Wiedenmayer, F. (1994). Porifera. <i>In</i>: Wells, A. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 12. Melbourne, CSIRO. , available online at https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/PORIFERA/checklist
page(s): 184 [details]
additional source Vacelet, J. (1958). <i>Dendrilla acantha</i> nov. sp. nouvelle éponge cornée méditerranéenne. Remarques sur les genres <i>Dendrilla</i> Lendenfeld et <i>Megalopastas</i> Dendy. <em>Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume.</em> 14 (23): 143-147, fig. 1-2.
page(s): 144; note: Assigned D.massa to genus Megalopastas. [details]
page(s): 184 [details]
additional source Vacelet, J. (1958). <i>Dendrilla acantha</i> nov. sp. nouvelle éponge cornée méditerranéenne. Remarques sur les genres <i>Dendrilla</i> Lendenfeld et <i>Megalopastas</i> Dendy. <em>Recueil des Travaux de la Station marine d'Endoume.</em> 14 (23): 143-147, fig. 1-2.
page(s): 144; note: Assigned D.massa to genus Megalopastas. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Syntype (of Aplysina massa Carter, 1886) BMNH 1887.7.11.18, geounit Bassian [details]
Syntype (of Aplysina massa Carter, 1886) BMNH 1887.7.11.22, geounit Bassian [details]
