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Porifera name details

Spongia muricata Linnaeus, 1759

268168  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:268168)

 unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267
page(s): 1298 [details] OpenAccess publication
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 muricata Linnaeus, 1759. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=268168 on 2026-04-25
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2008-01-14 19:33:26Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1759). Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 825-1384. Holmiæ. (L. Salvii)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/587267
page(s): 1298 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Ellis, J.; Solander, D. (1786). The Natural History of many curious and uncommon Zoophytes, collected from various parts of the Globe. Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander. 4.(Benjamin White & Son: London): 1-206, pls 1-63., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41943909
page(s): 185 [details] OpenAccess publication

basis of record Topsent, E. (1932). Eponges de Lamarck conservées au Muséum de Paris. Deuxième partie. <em>Archives du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Paris.</em> (6) 8: 61-124, pls I-VI.
page(s): 107-108 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M. (2025). Typification of Porifera described in the 10th edition of Linnaeus' Systema Naturae, volume II, 1759. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 5638(1): 1-65., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5638.1.1
page(s): 36 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3821 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Esper, E.J.C. (1794). Die Pflanzenthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Farben erleuchtet, nebst Beschreibungen. Zweyter Theil. (Raspe: Nürnberg): 1-303. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50841660
page(s): 185-187 [details] 

additional source Van Soest, R.; Carballo, J.L.; Hooper, J. (2012). Polyaxone monaxonids: revision of raspailiid sponges with polyactine megascleres (<i>Cyamon</i> and <i>Trikentrion</i>). <em>ZooKeys.</em> 239: 1-70., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.239.3734
page(s): 41 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Linnaeus, C. (1753). Museum Tessinianum. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> 123 pp., available online at https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ceZVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=asterias+gigas+Museum+Tessinianum&source=bl&ots=m3-AJ-OQR_&sig=2EwRg9mLYG_T-mWLfvKdt0bt5Vg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiJzMvo8-rWAhXCXrwKHceeCGMQ6AEIJjAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
page(s): 118; note: As Spongia hispida. [details] 

additional source Bosc, L.A.G. (1802). Histoire Naturelle des Vers : contenant leur description et leurs moeurs, avec figures dessinées d'après nature. <em>Guilleminet, Paris, chez Deterville.</em> 3 vols. 324 pp. + pls. 1-10; 300 pp. + pls. 11-25; 270 pp. + pls. 26-32. 1-324., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41758184
page(s): 142 [details] OpenAccess publication
From editor or global species database
Authority Van Soest (2025: 38) adressed the authorship of this species. Van Soest et al. (2012) argued that Pallas should be the author of the species, because Linnaeus’ original description was unrecognizable. However, these authors were not aware of the image in Linnaeus (1753a: pl. XI fig. 1), which is sufficiently similar to Seba’s, Ellis’ and Esper’s images to postulate that Linnaeus is the valid author and that Pallas should have acknowledged that. Accordingly, Trikentrion muricatum (Linnaeus, 1759) is the proper author-year for this combination. [details]


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