World Porifera Database - Species - Spongilla discoides Penney, 1933

Porifera name details

Spongilla discoides Penney, 1933

AphiaID

1353234 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1353234)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer)

Accepted name

Racekiela discoides (Penney, 1933) accepted as Racekiela ryderii (Potts, 1882)

Rank

Species

Parent

Spongilla Lamarck, 1816

Original name

Spongilla discoides Penney, 1933

Environment

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

Original description

Penney, J.T. (1933). A new fresh-water sponge from South Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 82(2965): 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.82-2965.1
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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. Spongilla discoides Penney, 1933. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1353234 on 2026-06-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-21 09:38:58Z

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van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Documented distribution (1)

original description Penney, J.T. (1933). A new fresh-water sponge from South Carolina. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 82(2965): 1-5., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.82-2965.1
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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality