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Discodermia natalensis Kirkpatrick, 1903

171225  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:171225)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Kirkpatrick, R. (1903). Descriptions of South African Sponges. Part II. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2 (14): 171-180, pl. IV.
page(s): 172 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype  BMNH 1902.5.26.4, geounit Natal  
Holotype BMNH 1902.5.26.4, geounit Natal [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. (2025). World Porifera Database. Discodermia natalensis Kirkpatrick, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=171225 on 2025-07-10
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Nomenclature

original description Kirkpatrick, R. (1903). Descriptions of South African Sponges. Part II. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2 (14): 171-180, pl. IV.
page(s): 172 [details] OpenAccess publication

Other

additional source Samaai, T. (2006). Biodiversity "hotspots", patterns of richness and endemism, and distribution of marine sponges in South Africa based on actual and interpolation data: A comparative approach. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1358: 1-37. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Burton, M. (1929). Description of South African sponges collected in the South African Marine Survey. Part II. The 'Lithistidae', with critical survey of the desma-forming sponges. <em>Fisheries and Marine Biological Survey Division, Union of South Africa Report 7. Special Report.</em> 1: 1-12.
page(s): 5 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Burton, M. (1959). Sponges. <em>In: Scientific Reports. John Murray Expedition 1933-34. 10(5). British Museum (Natural History): London.</em> Pp. 151-281., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49512735
page(s): 216 [details] OpenAccess publication

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BMNH 1902.5.26.4, geounit Natal [details]
Nontype BMNH 1902.5.26.5-6, geounit Natal [details]
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