WoRMS taxon details
Petrosia (Petrosia) crassa (Carter, 1876)
166828 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166828)
accepted
Species
Petrosia crassa (Carter, 1876) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Reniera crassa Carter, 1876 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Reniera crassa Carter, 1876) Carter, H.J. (1876). Descriptions and Figures of Deep-Sea Sponges and their Spicules, from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S.‘Porcupine', chiefly in 1869 (concluded). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18(105): 226-240; (106): 307-324; (107): 388-410;(108): 458-479, pls XII-XVI.
page(s): 312 [details]
page(s): 312 [details]
Type locality contained in Faroe Plateau
type locality contained in Faroe Plateau [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Petrosia (Petrosia) crassa (Carter, 1876). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166828 on 2026-01-20
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Reniera crassa Carter, 1876) Carter, H.J. (1876). Descriptions and Figures of Deep-Sea Sponges and their Spicules, from the Atlantic Ocean, dredged up on board H.M.S.‘Porcupine', chiefly in 1869 (concluded). <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 18(105): 226-240; (106): 307-324; (107): 388-410;(108): 458-479, pls XII-XVI.
page(s): 312 [details]
page(s): 312 [details]
Other
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Petrosia crassa (Carter, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Petrosia crassa (Carter, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Reniera crassa Carter, 1876)
To PESI (from synonym Reniera crassa Carter, 1876)
To PESI (from synonym Petrosia crassa (Carter, 1876))
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications) (from synonym Petrosia crassa (Carter, 1876))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Reniera crassa Carter, 1876)
To PESI (from synonym Reniera crassa Carter, 1876)
To PESI (from synonym Petrosia crassa (Carter, 1876))
To PESI
