World Porifera Database - Species - Dendrilla massa (Carter, 1886)

Porifera name details

Dendrilla massa (Carter, 1886)

AphiaID

1898963 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1898963)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer)

Accepted name

Dictyodendrilla massa (Carter, 1886)

Rank

Species

Parent

Dendrilla Lendenfeld, 1883

Original name

Aplysina massa Carter, 1886

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Aplysina massa Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459996
page(s): 284 [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Dendrilla massa (Carter, 1886). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=1898963 on 2026-09-09

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2026-07-01 12:10:39Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Sources (2)

original description (of Aplysina massa Carter, 1886) Carter, H.J. (1886). Supplement to the Descriptions of Mr.J. Bracebridge Wilson's Australian Sponges. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5) 18: 271-290, 369-379, 445-466, pl. X., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938609459996
page(s): 284 [details]

new combination reference Burton, M. (1934). Sponges. Scientific Reports of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928-29. 4 (14): 513-621, pls 1-2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49517195#page/667/mode/1up
page(s): 595 [details]