World Porifera Database - Species - Acanthella gorgonoides (Thomas, 1984)

Porifera taxon details

Acanthella gorgonoides (Thomas, 1984)

AphiaID

557268 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:557268)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Acanthella Schmidt, 1862

Original name

Bubaris gorgonoides Thomas, 1984

Synonymised names

Bubaris gorgonoides Thomas, 1984 · unaccepted (genus transfer)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

(of Bubaris gorgonoides Thomas, 1984) Thomas, P.A. (1984). Sponges collected aboard R.V. 'Skipjack' from the southeast coast of India. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 26(1): 95-102.
page(s): 96-97 [details] Available for editors

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Type data

Type locality contained in Eastern India

type locality contained in Eastern India [from synonym] [view taxon] [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. Acanthella gorgonoides (Thomas, 1984). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=557268 on 2026-08-15

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-12-26 20:04:24Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description (of Bubaris gorgonoides Thomas, 1984) Thomas, P.A. (1984). Sponges collected aboard R.V. 'Skipjack' from the southeast coast of India. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 26(1): 95-102.
page(s): 96-97 [details] Available for editors

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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