MSBIAS taxon details
Phorbas plumosus (Montagu, 1814)
133688 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:133688)
accepted
Species
Stylostichon plumosum (Montagu, 1814) · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761
page(s): 116 [details]
page(s): 116 [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. Phorbas plumosus (Montagu, 1814). Accessed through: The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026) Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133688 on 2026-08-08
The UK Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (2026). Marine Species of Britain, Ireland and Adjacent Seas (MSBIAS): a checklist of species derived from the UNICORN and Marine Recorder applications. Phorbas plumosus (Montagu, 1814). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/MSBIAS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=133688 on 2026-08-08
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(of ) Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761
page(s): 116 [details]
basis of record Ackers, R.G.; Moss, D.; Picton, B.E. (1992). Sponges of the British Isles (‘Sponges V'). <em>A Colour Guide and Working Document. Marine Conservation Society.</em> 1-175.
page(s): 106 [details]
additional source Zintzen, V. (2007). Biodiversity of shipwrecks from the Southern Bight of the North Sea. PhD Thesis. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturellles de Belgique/Université Catholique de Louvain: Louvain-la-Neuve. 343 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 133 [details]
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20800977
page(s): 163; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
additional source Evcen, A.; Çinar, M.E. (2012). Sponge (Porifera) species from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey (Levantine Sea, eastern Mediterranean), with a checklist of sponges from the coasts of Turkey. <em>Turkish Journal of Zoology,.</em> 36, 460-464., available online at https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1107-4
page(s): 465-466; fig 6 [details] Available for editors
additional source Varsha, M.S.; ; Ranjith, L.; Varghese, M.; Joshi, K.K.; Sethulakshmi, M.; Prasad, A.R.; Antony, T.P.; Parvathy. M.S.; Jesuraj, N.; Muthukrishnan, P.; Ravindren, I.; Paulpondi, A.; Kanthan, K.P.; Karuppuswami, M.; Biswas, M.; Gopalakrishnan, A. (2020). Biodiversity of sponges (Phylum: Porifera) off Tuticorin, India. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 62(2): 40-57., available online at https://doi.org/10.6024/jmbai.2020.62.2.2250-05
page(s): 48; note: Probable misapplication. P. plumosus is predominantly a NE Atlantic/ Mediterranean species that Carter (1881) published a probably errant record from southern India. The species has not previously bee...
[details] Available for editors
additional source Le Mao, P.; Godet, L.; Fournier, J.; Desroy, D.; Gentil, F.; Thiébaud, E.; Poutinet, L.; Cabioch, L: Retière, C.; Chambers, P. (2020). Atlas de la faune marine invertébrée du golfe Normano-Breton Volume 5 - Autres espèces -. Éditions de la Station biologique de Roscoff, ISBN 82951802971. 308 pp. , available online at http://hal-02490465
page(s): 31 [details] Available for editors
additional source Barraud, T.; Öztürk, B. (2025). Stygofaunal inventory of marine caves in Karaburun-Ildır Special Environmental Protected Area (SEPA) (Aegean Sea, Türkiye). <em>Journal of the Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment.</em> 31 (2): 87-124., available online at https://blackmeditjournal.org/volumes-archive/vol-31-2025/vol-31-2025-no-2/stygofaunal-inventory-of-marine-caves-in-karaburun-ildir-special-environmental-protected-area-sepa-aegean-sea-turkiye/
page(s): Table 2 [details]
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]
page(s): 116 [details]
basis of record Ackers, R.G.; Moss, D.; Picton, B.E. (1992). Sponges of the British Isles (‘Sponges V'). <em>A Colour Guide and Working Document. Marine Conservation Society.</em> 1-175.
page(s): 106 [details]
additional source Zintzen, V. (2007). Biodiversity of shipwrecks from the Southern Bight of the North Sea. PhD Thesis. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturellles de Belgique/Université Catholique de Louvain: Louvain-la-Neuve. 343 pp. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 133 [details]
additional source Muricy, G.; Lopes, D.A.; Hajdu, E; Carvalho, M.S.; Moraes, F.C.; Klautau, M.; Menegola, C.; Pinheiro, U. (2011). Catalogue of Brazilian Porifera. <em>Museu Nacional, Série Livros.</em> 300 pp., available online at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20800977
page(s): 163; note: Misapplication [details] Available for editors
additional source Evcen, A.; Çinar, M.E. (2012). Sponge (Porifera) species from the Mediterranean coast of Turkey (Levantine Sea, eastern Mediterranean), with a checklist of sponges from the coasts of Turkey. <em>Turkish Journal of Zoology,.</em> 36, 460-464., available online at https://doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1107-4
page(s): 465-466; fig 6 [details] Available for editors
additional source Varsha, M.S.; ; Ranjith, L.; Varghese, M.; Joshi, K.K.; Sethulakshmi, M.; Prasad, A.R.; Antony, T.P.; Parvathy. M.S.; Jesuraj, N.; Muthukrishnan, P.; Ravindren, I.; Paulpondi, A.; Kanthan, K.P.; Karuppuswami, M.; Biswas, M.; Gopalakrishnan, A. (2020). Biodiversity of sponges (Phylum: Porifera) off Tuticorin, India. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 62(2): 40-57., available online at https://doi.org/10.6024/jmbai.2020.62.2.2250-05
page(s): 48; note: Probable misapplication. P. plumosus is predominantly a NE Atlantic/ Mediterranean species that Carter (1881) published a probably errant record from southern India. The species has not previously bee...
Probable misapplication. P. plumosus is predominantly a NE Atlantic/ Mediterranean species that Carter (1881) published a probably errant record from southern India. The species has not previously been reported in the Gulf of Mannar, Indian region. Until the record is confirmed through re-examination of voucher specimens this distribution is incertae sedis
additional source Le Mao, P.; Godet, L.; Fournier, J.; Desroy, D.; Gentil, F.; Thiébaud, E.; Poutinet, L.; Cabioch, L: Retière, C.; Chambers, P. (2020). Atlas de la faune marine invertébrée du golfe Normano-Breton Volume 5 - Autres espèces -. Éditions de la Station biologique de Roscoff, ISBN 82951802971. 308 pp. , available online at http://hal-02490465
page(s): 31 [details] Available for editors
additional source Barraud, T.; Öztürk, B. (2025). Stygofaunal inventory of marine caves in Karaburun-Ildır Special Environmental Protected Area (SEPA) (Aegean Sea, Türkiye). <em>Journal of the Black Sea / Mediterranean Environment.</em> 31 (2): 87-124., available online at https://blackmeditjournal.org/volumes-archive/vol-31-2025/vol-31-2025-no-2/stygofaunal-inventory-of-marine-caves-in-karaburun-ildir-special-environmental-protected-area-sepa-aegean-sea-turkiye/
page(s): Table 2 [details]
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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Stylostichon plumosum (Montagu, 1814))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phorbas plumosus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Stylostichon plumosum (Montagu, 1814))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Stylostichon plumosum (Montagu, 1814))
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Stylostichon plumosum (Montagu, 1814))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phorbas plumosus)
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins) (from synonym Stylostichon plumosum (Montagu, 1814))
To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 5 proteins)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Stylostichon plumosum (Montagu, 1814))