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Biemna liposphaera
(Hentschel, 1912)
AphiaID
467549
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:467549)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Demospongiae
(Class)
Heteroscleromorpha
(Subclass)
Biemnida
(Order)
Biemnidae
(Family)
Biemna
(Genus)
Biemna liposphaera
(Species)
Status
accepted
Rank
Species
Parent
Biemna
Gray, 1867
Original name
Biemna megalosigma var. liposphaera
Hentschel, 1912
Synonymised names
Biemna megalosigma var. liposphaera
Hentschel, 1912
·
unaccepted
(status change)
Environment
marine,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
(of
Biemna megalosigma var. liposphaera
Hentschel, 1912
)
Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.85325
page(s): 352
[details]
Type data
Holotype
(of
Biemna megalosigma var. liposphaera...
Holotype
(of
Biemna megalosigma var. liposphaera Hentschel, 1912
) SMF 960, geounit Arafura Sea
[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.
Biemna liposphaera
(Hentschel, 1912). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=467549 on 2026-08-08
Taxonomic edit history
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2010-04-06 08:31:37Z
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de Voogd, Nicole J.
2019-05-10 08:50:17Z
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Boury-Esnault, Nicole
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Attributes (5)
original description
(of
Biemna megalosigma var. liposphaera
Hentschel, 1912
)
Hentschel, E. (1912). Kiesel- und Hornschwämme der Aru- und Kei-Inseln. <em>Abhandlungen herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft.</em> 34 (3): 293-448, pls 13-21.
,
available online at
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.85325
page(s): 352
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Holotype
(of
Biemna megalosigma var. liposphaera Hentschel, 1912
) SMF 960, geounit Arafura Sea
[details]
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