WoRMS taxon details
Xestospongia variabilis crassa (Wilson, 1904)
166906 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166906)
accepted
Subspecies
Petrosia variabilis crassa Wilson, 1904 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Petrosia variabilis crassa Wilson, 1904) Wilson, H.V. (1904). Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 30 (1): 1-164.
page(s): 118-121 [details]
page(s): 118-121 [details]
Type locality contained in Eastern Galapagos Islands
type locality contained in Eastern Galapagos Islands [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. Xestospongia variabilis crassa (Wilson, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=166906 on 2026-06-07
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Petrosia variabilis crassa Wilson, 1904) Wilson, H.V. (1904). Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer 'Albatross' during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.S., commanding. XXX. The Sponges. <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College.</em> 30 (1): 1-164.
page(s): 118-121 [details]
page(s): 118-121 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
