WoRMS name details
Esperia plumosa Carter, 1882
191139 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191139)
unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)
Species
Esperia Nardo, 1833 accepted as Mycale (Aegogropila) Gray, 1867
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up
page(s): 299 [details]
page(s): 299 [details]
Type locality contained in Mascarene Islands
type locality contained in Mascarene Islands [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. Esperia plumosa Carter, 1882. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=191139 on 2026-08-26
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Nomenclature
original description
Carter, H.J. (1882). Some Sponges from the West Indies and Acapulco in the Liverpool Free Museum described, with general and classificatory Remarks. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5) 9(52): 266-301, 346-368, pls XI-XII., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26194801#page/360/mode/1up
page(s): 299 [details]
page(s): 299 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
