World Porifera Database - Species - Oceanapia elastica (Keller, 1891)

Porifera taxon details

Oceanapia elastica (Keller, 1891)

AphiaID

166956 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:166956)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Oceanapia Norman, 1869

Original name

Reniera elastica Keller, 1891

Synonymised names

Petrosia elastica (Keller, 1891) · unaccepted

Reniera elastica Keller, 1891 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Reniera elastica Keller, 1891) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52. 294-368, pls XVI-XX.
page(s): 306-307 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Southern Red Sea

type locality contained in Southern Red Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Oceanapia elastica (Keller, 1891). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=166956 on 2026-08-06

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2008-03-10 19:01:49Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description (of Reniera elastica Keller, 1891) Keller, C. (1891). Die Spongienfauna des Rothen Meeres (II. Halfte). Zeitschrift für wissenschaftliche Zoologie 52. 294-368, pls XVI-XX.
page(s): 306-307 [details]

additional source Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London. Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 223 [details]

basis of record (of Petrosia elastica (Keller, 1891)) Lindgren, N.G. (1898). Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Spongienfauna des Malayischen Archipels und der chinesischen Meere. Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Thiere. 11: 283-378, pls 17-20.
page(s): 287-288 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Reniera elastica Keller, 1891)