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Porifera taxon details

Higginsia liberiensis Higgin, 1877

1731107  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1731107)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin, 1877) Higgin, T. (1877). Description of some Sponges obtained during a Cruise of the Steam-Yacht ‘Argo' in the Caribbean and neighbouring Seas. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 19: 291-299, pl. XIV.
page(s): 293 [details] OpenAccess publication
Type locality contained in Gulf of Guinea West  
type locality contained in Gulf of Guinea West [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Higginsia liberiensis Higgin, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1731107 on 2025-04-27
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original description (of Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin, 1877) Higgin, T. (1877). Description of some Sponges obtained during a Cruise of the Steam-Yacht ‘Argo' in the Caribbean and neighbouring Seas. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (4) 19: 291-299, pl. XIV.
page(s): 293 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 19 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source (of Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin, 1877) Van Soest, R.W.M. (2024). Correcting sponge names: nomenclatural update of lower taxa level Porifera. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5398(1): 1-122., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
page(s): 49 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

new combination reference (of Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin, 1877) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1987). Biogeographic and taxonomic notes on some Eastern Atlantic sponges. <i>In</i>: Jones WC (ed) European contributions to the taxonomy of sponges. <em>Publications of the Sherkin Island Marine Station.</em> 1: 13-28.
page(s): 24 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Nontype (of Higginsia coralloides var. liberiensis Higgin, 1877) BMNH 1933.8.5.1, geounit Ghanaian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
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