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Porifera name details

Tragosia Gray, 1867

Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) neotype in situ

AphiaID

131782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131782)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted name

Axinella Schmidt, 1862

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Spongia infundibuliformis Linnaeus, 1759 accepted as Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) (type by original designation)

Parent

Axinellidae Carter, 1875

Direct children (10)

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Species Tragosia alba Descatoire, 1966 accepted as Axinella alba (Descatoire, 1966) (genus transfer)
Species Tragosia arctica (Vosmaer, 1885) accepted as Axinella arctica (Vosmaer, 1885) (genus transfer)
Species Tragosia barleei (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Clathria (Clathria) barleei (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
Species Tragosia calyciformis (Lamarck, 1814) accepted as Axinella arctica (Vosmaer, 1885) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Species Tragosia fibrosa Topsent, 1890 accepted as Cladocroce fibrosa (Topsent, 1890) (genus transfer)
Species Tragosia flustra (Topsent, 1892) accepted as Axinella flustra Topsent, 1892 (genus transfer)
Species Tragosia hirondellei (Topsent, 1890) accepted as Phakellia hirondellei Topsent, 1890 accepted as Murus hirondellei (Topsent, 1890) (reverted genus transfer)
Species Tragosia infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) accepted as Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) (genus transfer)
Species Tragosia polypoides (Schmidt, 1862) accepted as Axinella dissimilis (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)
Species Tragosia sluiteri (Vosmaer, 1882) accepted as Semisuberites cribrosa (Miklucho-Maclay, 1870) (genus transfer & junior synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [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. Tragosia Gray, 1867. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php/www.aqua-aquapress.com/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=131782 on 2026-02-14

Taxonomic edit history

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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

2006-02-02 18:34:03Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source Dendy, A. (1922). Note on the Genus Tragosia, Gray. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9 (50): 169-174., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222932208632652 [details]

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Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759) neotype in situ

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Axinella infundibuliformis (Linnaeus, 1759)

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