World Porifera Database - Species - Spongia cladonia Rafinesque, 1818

Porifera name details

Spongia cladonia Rafinesque, 1818

AphiaID

193776 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:193776)

Classification

Status

alternative representation (subgenus assignment of taxon inquirendum)

Accepted name

Spongia (Spongia) cladonia Rafinesque, 1818

Rank

Species

Parent

Spongia Linnaeus, 1759

Original name

Spongia cladonia Rafinesque, 1818

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Rafinesque, C.S. 1818c. Descriptions of species of sponges observed on the shores of Long Island. American Journal of Science and Arts 1: 149-151. [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Virginian

type locality contained in Virginian [details]

, Note E coast USA

Type locality E coast USA [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. Spongia cladonia Rafinesque, 1818. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=193776 on 2026-09-14

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2009-06-07 12:26:43Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2021-06-04 09:13:26Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Rafinesque, C.S. 1818c. Descriptions of species of sponges observed on the shores of Long Island. American Journal of Science and Arts 1: 149-151. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Unreviewed

Type locality E coast USA [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)