WoRMS taxon details
Polymastia Bowerbank, 1862
132046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132046)
accepted
Genus
Spongia mamillaris Müller, 1806 accepted as Polymastia mamillaris (Müller, 1806) (type by monotypy)
Pencillaria Gray, 1867 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Polymastica · unaccepted (misspelling)
Rinalda Schmidt, 1870 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Sideroderma Lendenfeld, 1883 · unaccepted (junior synonym)
Trichostemma Sars, 1869 · unaccepted (nomen nudum)
- Species Polymastia actinioides Koltun, 1966
- Species Polymastia affinis Thiele, 1898
- Species Polymastia agglutinans Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Species Polymastia andrica de Laubenfels, 1949
- Species Polymastia arctica (Merejkowsky, 1878)
- Species Polymastia atlantica Samaai & Gibbons, 2005
- Species Polymastia aurantia Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
- Species Polymastia azorica Lévi & Vacelet, 1958
- Species Polymastia bartletti de Laubenfels, 1942
- Species Polymastia bicolor Carter, 1886
- Species Polymastia boletiformis (Lamarck, 1815)
- Species Polymastia bouryesnaultae Samaai & Gibbons, 2005
- Species Polymastia clavata Burton, 1959
- Species Polymastia conigera Bowerbank, 1874
- Species Polymastia corticata Ridley & Dendy, 1886
- Species Polymastia crassa Carter, 1886
- Species Polymastia craticia Hallmann, 1912
- Species Polymastia crocea Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
- Species Polymastia dendyi Whitelegge, 1897
- Species Polymastia disclera Lévi, 1964
- Species Polymastia echinus Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
- Species Polymastia ectofibrosa Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994
- Species Polymastia fistula Kim & Sim, 2021
- Species Polymastia fluegeli Lehnert, Stone & Heimler, 2005
- Species Polymastia fordei Lehnert & van Soest, 1999
- Species Polymastia fusca Bergquist, 1961
- Species Polymastia gemmipara Dendy, 1916
- Species Polymastia granulosa Brøndsted, 1924
- Species Polymastia grimaldii (Topsent, 1913)
- Species Polymastia harmelini Boury-Esnault & Bézac, 2007
- Species Polymastia hemisphaerica (Sars, 1872)
- Species Polymastia hirsuta Bergquist, 1968
- Species Polymastia hispidissima Koltun, 1966
- Species Polymastia inflata Cabioch, 1968
- Species Polymastia invaginata Kirkpatrick, 1907
- Species Polymastia janeirensis (Boury-Esnault, 1973)
- Species Polymastia koltuni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020
- Species Polymastia kurilensis Koltun, 1962
- Species Polymastia laganoides Lambe, 1895
- Species Polymastia littoralis Stephens, 1915
- Species Polymastia lorum Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
- Species Polymastia maeandria Wilson, 1904
- Species Polymastia mamillaris (Müller, 1806)
- Species Polymastia martae Boury-Esnault, Pansini & Uriz, 1994
- Species Polymastia massalis Carter, 1886
- Species Polymastia megasclera Burton, 1934
- Species Polymastia murrayi Burton, 1959
- Species Polymastia nigra Alcolado, 1984
- Species Polymastia nivea (Hansen, 1885)
- Species Polymastia norfanzii Ekins, Erpenbeck & Hooper, 2023
- Species Polymastia pachymastia de Laubenfels, 1932
- Species Polymastia pacifica Lambe, 1893
- Species Polymastia paupera Fristedt, 1887
- Species Polymastia penicillus (Montagu, 1814)
- Species Polymastia pepo Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
- Species Polymastia piscesae Austin, Ott, Reiswig, Romagosa & McDaniel, 2014
- Species Polymastia polytylota Vacelet, 1969
- Species Polymastia radiosa Bowerbank, 1866
- Species Polymastia rara Koltun, 1966
- Species Polymastia rubens Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
- Species Polymastia sasuensis Kim & Sim, 2021
- Species Polymastia simplex Hentschel, 1914
- Species Polymastia simplicissima Thiele, 1898
- Species Polymastia sola Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
- Species Polymastia spinula Bowerbank, 1866
- Species Polymastia svenseni Plotkin, Gerasimova & Rapp, 2018
- Species Polymastia tenax Pulitzer-Finali, 1986
- Species Polymastia thielei Koltun, 1964
- Species Polymastia tissieri (Vacelet, 1961)
- Species Polymastia toporoki Koltun, 1966
- Species Polymastia tropicalis Lévi, 1967
- Species Polymastia tubulifera Dendy, 1922
- Species Polymastia uberrima (Schmidt, 1870)
- Species Polymastia umbraculum Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997
- Species Polymastia varia Verrill, 1907
- Species Polymastia villosa Desqueyroux-Faúndez & van Soest, 1997
- Species Polymastia viridis Kim & Sim, 2021
- Species Polymastia zitteli (Lendenfeld, 1888)
- Species Polymastia biclavata Priest, 1881 accepted as Coelosphaera (Coelosphaera) biclavata (Priest, 1881) (genus transfer)
- Species Polymastia brevis (Bowerbank, 1861) accepted as Quasillina brevis (Bowerbank, 1861) (genus transfer)
- Species Polymastia bulbosa Sarà & Siribelli, 1960 accepted as Polymastia inflata Cabioch, 1968 (preoccupied)
- Species Polymastia bulbosa Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Polymastia boletiformis (Lamarck, 1815) (junior synonym)
- Species Polymastia bursa (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Suberites bursa Schmidt, 1862
- Species Polymastia bursa (Vosmaer, 1885) accepted as Weberella bursa Vosmaer, 1885 (reverted genus transfer)
- Species Polymastia capitata Vosmaer, 1885 accepted as Sphaerotylus capitatus (Vosmaer, 1885) (genus transfer)
- Species Polymastia euplectella Rezvoj, 1927 accepted as Polymastia nivea (Hansen, 1885)
- Species Polymastia gleneni Descatoire, 1966 accepted as Aaptos papillata (Keller, 1880) (synonym)
- Species Polymastia hispida (Bowerbank, 1864) accepted as Trachyteleia hispida (Bowerbank, 1864) (misidentification of genus)
- Species Polymastia infrapilosa Topsent, 1927 accepted as Polymastia uberrima (Schmidt, 1870) (junior synonym)
- Species Polymastia isidis Thiele, 1905 accepted as Sphaerotylus isidis (Thiele, 1905) (genus transfer)
- Species Polymastia mammeata (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Hymeniacidon perlevis (Montagu, 1814) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Species Polymastia mammilaris accepted as Polymastia mamillaris (Müller, 1806) (misspelling of species name)
- Species Polymastia mammillaris accepted as Polymastia mamillaris (Müller, 1806) (misspelling of species name)
- Species Polymastia ornata Bowerbank, 1866 accepted as Polymastia boletiformis (Lamarck, 1815) (junior synonym)
- Species Polymastia pacifica Koltun, 1966 accepted as Polymastia koltuni Van Soest & Hooper, 2020 (preoccupied)
- Species Polymastia robusta Bowerbank, 1862 accepted as Polymastia boletiformis (Lamarck, 1815) (junior synonym)
- Species Polymastia sol (Schmidt, 1870) accepted as Radiella sol Schmidt, 1870 (reverted genus transfer)
- Species Polymastia spinularia (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Spinularia spinularia (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
- Species Polymastia stipitata Carter, 1876 accepted as Stylocordyla borealis (Lovén, 1868) (genus transfer and junior synonym)
- Species Polymastia tapetum Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997 accepted as Proteleia tapetum (Kelly-Borges & Bergquist, 1997)
- Species Polymastia manusdiaboli (Linnaeus, 1767) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Polymastia mespilus Schmidt, 1873 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV.
page(s): 1104; pl LXXIII fig. 2. [details]
page(s): 1104; pl LXXIII fig. 2. [details]
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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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Polymastia Bowerbank, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=132046 on 2024-08-16
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original description
Bowerbank, J.S. (1862). On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Spongiadae. Part III On the Generic Characters, the Specific Characters, and on the Method of Examination. <em>Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.</em> 152(2): 1087-1135, pls LXXII-LXXIV.
page(s): 1104; pl LXXIII fig. 2. [details]
original description (of Rinalda Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI. [details]
original description (of Trichostemma Sars, 1869) Sars, G.O. (1869). Fortsatte bemaerkninger over det dyriske livs Udredning i havets dybder - On the Deep-sea Fauna of the Norwegian coast. Forhandlinger i Videnskabsselskabet i Kristiana 1868: 246-275. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43782509 [details]
original description (of Pencillaria Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII.
page(s): 527 [details]
basis of record Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085
page(s): 177 [details]
basis of record Boury-Esnault, N. (2002). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Boury-Esnault, N. (2002 [2004]). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5. [details] Available for editors
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additional source Ekins, M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Wörheide, G.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2023). Deep Water Polymastiidae (Porifera, Polymastiida) from the South West Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5369(1): 57-88., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.3
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 1104; pl LXXIII fig. 2. [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Rinalda Schmidt, 1870) Schmidt, O. (1870). Grundzüge einer Spongien-Fauna des atlantischen Gebietes. (Wilhelm Engelmann: Leipzig): iii-iv, 1-88, pls I-VI. [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
original description (of Trichostemma Sars, 1869) Sars, G.O. (1869). Fortsatte bemaerkninger over det dyriske livs Udredning i havets dybder - On the Deep-sea Fauna of the Norwegian coast. Forhandlinger i Videnskabsselskabet i Kristiana 1868: 246-275. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43782509 [details]
original description (of Pencillaria Gray, 1867) Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII.
page(s): 527 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
basis of record Bowerbank, J.S. (1864). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae.Volume 1. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-290, pls I-XXXVII. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1883085
page(s): 177 [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
basis of record Boury-Esnault, N. (2002). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Boury-Esnault, N. (2002 [2004]). Family Polymastiidae Gray, 1867. Pp. 201-219. <i>In</i>: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) <i>Systema Porifera - A guide to the classification of sponges</i>. (2 volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5. [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Ekins, M.; Erpenbeck, D.; Wörheide, G.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2023). Deep Water Polymastiidae (Porifera, Polymastiida) from the South West Pacific. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5369(1): 57-88., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.3
page(s): 76 [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
![PDF available PDF available](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/pdf_lock.png)
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
![OpenAccess publication OpenAccess publication](https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia/images/openaccess.png)
additional source Kelly, M.; Edwards, A.R.; Wilkinson, M.R.; Alvarez, B.; Cook, S. de C.; Bergquist, P.R.; Buckeridge, St J.; Campbell, H.J.; Reiswig, H.M.; Valentine, C.; Vacelet, J. (2009). Phylum Porifera: sponges. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 23-46. [details] Available for editors
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