MSBIAS taxon details
Clathria (Microciona) laevis (Bowerbank, 1866)
167653 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:167653)
accepted
Species
Microciona laevis Bowerbank, 1866 · unaccepted (genus transfer)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Microciona laevis Bowerbank, 1866) Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 127-128 [details]
page(s): 127-128 [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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Clathria (Microciona) laevis (Bowerbank, 1866). 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=167653 on 2026-01-17
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. Clathria (Microciona) laevis (Bowerbank, 1866). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/msbias/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=167653 on 2026-01-17
original description
(of Microciona laevis Bowerbank, 1866) Bowerbank, J.S. (1866). A Monograph of the British Spongiadae. Volume 2. (Ray Society: London): i-xx, 1-388. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1905089
page(s): 127-128 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (1996). Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 40: 1-626., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40092950 [details]
additional source Picton, B.E.; Goodwin, C.E. (2007). Sponge biodiversity of Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.</em> 87 (6): 1441-1458.
page(s): 1445 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 127-128 [details]
basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (1996). Revision of Microcionidae (Porifera: Poecilosclerida: Demospongiae), with description of Australian species. <em>Memoirs of the Queensland Museum.</em> 40: 1-626., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40092950 [details]
additional source Picton, B.E.; Goodwin, C.E. (2007). Sponge biodiversity of Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK.</em> 87 (6): 1441-1458.
page(s): 1445 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
