Porifera taxon details
Spongia (Spongia) ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)
165171 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:165171)
accepted
Species
Euspongia officinalis var. ceylonensis Dendy, 1905 · unaccepted
Spongia ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905) · alternative representation (subgenus assignment)
Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Euspongia officinalis var. ceylonensis Dendy, 1905) Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London).</em> Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI.
page(s): 211-213 [details]
page(s): 211-213 [details]
Type locality contained in South India and Sri Lanka
type locality contained in South India and Sri Lanka [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
Description Spreading cushion with lobes, up to 20 cm long, 10 cm wide, 5 cm high. Surface conulose, but looks smooth and shiny under...
Description Spreading cushion with lobes, up to 20 cm long, 10 cm wide, 5 cm high. Surface conulose, but looks smooth and shiny under water. Oscules apical, central on lobes, 5-10 mm wide. Body firm, fairly elastic and fibrous. Upper surface and sides brownish-black; interior fawn. Habitat: often loosely attached to rubble in seagrass beds and sandy lagoons (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Spongia (Spongia) ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=165171 on 2024-05-12
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original description
(of Euspongia officinalis var. ceylonensis Dendy, 1905) Dendy, A. (1905). Report on the sponges collected by Professor Herdman,at Ceylon, in 1902. <em>In: Herdman, W.A. (Ed.), Report to the Government of Ceylon on the Pearl Oyster Fisheries of the Gulf of Manaar. 3 (Supplement 18). (Royal Society: London).</em> Pp. 57-246, pls I-XVI.
page(s): 211-213 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Lim, S.C.; de Voogd, N.J.; Tan, K.S. (2008). A guide to sponges of Singapore. Science Centre Singapore, pp. 1-173.
page(s): 147-148 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source George, A.M.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Sluka, R.D.; Lazarus, S. (2020). A checklist of marine sponges (Porifera) of peninsula India. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4885(2): 277-300., available online at http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EC1CCF10-3E5F-4815-A393-AD9CF6B93C62
page(s): Table 2 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1973). The sponge resources of India. <em>Proceedings of the Symposium on Living Resources of the Seas around India. Special Publication Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.</em> 11: 693-699.
page(s): 694 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1982). Sponges of Papua And New Guinea. I. Order Keratosida Grant. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 24(1): 15-22.
page(s): 15-18 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 219-220 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source (of Spongia ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1982). A small collection of sponges (Porifera) from Hong Kong. <i>In:</i> B.S.Morton & C.K. Tseng (eds) The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. <em>(Proceedings 1st International Marine Biolology Workshop).</em> p. 85-95.
page(s): 90-92 [details]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1981). A second collection of marine Demospongiae from Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Sciences zoologiques.</em> 233: 1-63.
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1979). Studies on sponges of the Mozambique channel. I. Sponges of the Inhaca Island. II. Sponges of Mambone and Paradise Islands. <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Sciences zoologiques.</em> 227: 1-73, pls I-III.
page(s): 15 & 52 [details]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1976). Marine Demospongiae of Zanzibar Island. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 18(3): 448-460.
page(s): 450 [details]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1985 [1979]). Demospongiae of Minicoy Island (Indian Ocean) Part 1 - Orders Keratosa and Haplosclerida. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 21 (1-2): 10-16.
page(s): 12-14 [details]
page(s): 211-213 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Lim, S.C.; de Voogd, N.J.; Tan, K.S. (2008). A guide to sponges of Singapore. Science Centre Singapore, pp. 1-173.
page(s): 147-148 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source George, A.M.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Sluka, R.D.; Lazarus, S. (2020). A checklist of marine sponges (Porifera) of peninsula India. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4885(2): 277-300., available online at http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EC1CCF10-3E5F-4815-A393-AD9CF6B93C62
page(s): Table 2 [details] Available for editors
[request] basis of record (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1973). The sponge resources of India. <em>Proceedings of the Symposium on Living Resources of the Seas around India. Special Publication Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin.</em> 11: 693-699.
page(s): 694 [details] Available for editors
[request] basis of record (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1982). Sponges of Papua And New Guinea. I. Order Keratosida Grant. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 24(1): 15-22.
page(s): 15-18 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1985). Demospongiae of the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay. <em>In: Recent Advances in Marine Biology. New Delhi, James, P.S.B.R. (ed.). Today Tomorrow's Printers and Publishers.</em> 205-365.
page(s): 219-220 [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source (of Spongia ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Van Soest, R.W.M. (1982). A small collection of sponges (Porifera) from Hong Kong. <i>In:</i> B.S.Morton & C.K. Tseng (eds) The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China. <em>(Proceedings 1st International Marine Biolology Workshop).</em> p. 85-95.
page(s): 90-92 [details]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1981). A second collection of marine Demospongiae from Mahe Island in the Seychelles Bank (Indian Ocean). <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Sciences zoologiques.</em> 233: 1-63.
page(s): 9 [details]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1979). Studies on sponges of the Mozambique channel. I. Sponges of the Inhaca Island. II. Sponges of Mambone and Paradise Islands. <em>Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Sciences zoologiques.</em> 227: 1-73, pls I-III.
page(s): 15 & 52 [details]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1976). Marine Demospongiae of Zanzibar Island. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 18(3): 448-460.
page(s): 450 [details]
additional source (of Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905)) Thomas, P.A. (1985 [1979]). Demospongiae of Minicoy Island (Indian Ocean) Part 1 - Orders Keratosa and Haplosclerida. <em>Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India.</em> 21 (1-2): 10-16.
page(s): 12-14 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Description Spreading cushion with lobes, up to 20 cm long, 10 cm wide, 5 cm high. Surface conulose, but looks smooth and shiny under water. Oscules apical, central on lobes, 5-10 mm wide. Body firm, fairly elastic and fibrous. Upper surface and sides brownish-black; interior fawn. Habitat: often loosely attached to rubble in seagrass beds and sandy lagoons (Richmond, 1997). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | bath sponge | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Spongia ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Spongia ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Euspongia officinalis var. ceylonensis Dendy, 1905)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Spongia ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Euspongia officinalis var. ceylonensis Dendy, 1905)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Spongia officinalis var. ceylonensis (Dendy, 1905))