WoRMS name details
Dercitopsis minor Dendy, 1916
190824 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190824)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
Dercitopsis Dendy, 1905 accepted as Plakinastrella Schulze, 1880
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dendy, A. (1916). Report on the Homosclerophora and Astrotetraxonida 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. 6. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 17 (2): 225-271,pls 44-48., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00596.x
page(s): 229-230; pl 44 fig 1 & pl 45 fig 1 [details]
page(s): 229-230; pl 44 fig 1 & pl 45 fig 1 [details]
Type locality contained in Cargados Carajos/Tromelin Island
type locality contained in Cargados Carajos/Tromelin Island [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. Dercitopsis minor Dendy, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=190824 on 2026-08-09
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Nomenclature
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Dendy, A. (1916). Report on the Homosclerophora and Astrotetraxonida 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. 6. <em>Transactions of the Linnean Society of London.</em> 17 (2): 225-271,pls 44-48., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1916.tb00596.x
page(s): 229-230; pl 44 fig 1 & pl 45 fig 1 [details]
page(s): 229-230; pl 44 fig 1 & pl 45 fig 1 [details]
Other
additional source
Lévi, C. (1964). Spongiaires du canal de Mozambique. <em>Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> (2) 36(3): 384-395.
page(s): 392-393 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Thomas, P.A. (1989). Sponge fauna of Lakshadweep. <em>Bulletin of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.</em> 43: 150-161.
page(s): 160 [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): 351 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 181 [details]
page(s): 392-393 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Thomas, P.A. (1989). Sponge fauna of Lakshadweep. <em>Bulletin of the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute.</em> 43: 150-161.
page(s): 160 [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): 351 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 181 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Holotype BMNH [details]
