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Porifera name details
Carterispongia vermicularis
(Lendenfeld, 1889)
AphiaID
1053051
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1053051)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Keratosa
(Subclass)
Dictyoceratida
(Order)
Thorectidae
(Family)
Phyllospongiinae
(Subfamily)
Carterispongia
(Genus)
Carterispongia vermicularis
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Accepted name
Phyllospongia vermicularis
Lendenfeld, 1889
Rank
Species
Parent
Carterispongia
accepted as
Phyllospongia
Ehlers, 1870
Original name
Phyllospongia (Carteriospongia) vermicularis
Lendenfeld, 1889
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
(of
Phyllospongia (Carteriospongia) vermicularis
Lendenfeld, 1889
)
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1889). A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. (Trübner and Co.: London). iii-iv, 1-936, pls 1-50.
,
available online at
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.20735531;view=1up;seq=1
page(s): 201
[details]
Taxonomic citation
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. (2025). World Porifera Database.
Carterispongia vermicularis
(Lendenfeld, 1889). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/www.aqua-aquapress.com/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1053051 on 2026-09-28
Taxonomic edit history
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2018-01-01 14:29:21Z
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van Soest, Rob W.M.
2020-12-06 15:54:01Z
changed
Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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Sources (2)
original description
(of
Phyllospongia (Carteriospongia) vermicularis
Lendenfeld, 1889
)
Lendenfeld, R. von. (1889). A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. (Trübner and Co.: London). iii-iv, 1-936, pls 1-50.
,
available online at
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.20735531;view=1up;seq=1
page(s): 201
[details]
new combination reference
Burton, M. (1934). Sponges. <em>Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29.</em> 4 (14): 513-621, pls 1-2.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49517195#page/667/mode/1up
page(s): 573
[details]
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