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Spongilla alba Carter, 1849

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Carter, H. J. (1849). A descriptive Account of the Freshwater Sponges (genus Spongilla) in the Island of Bombay, with Observations on their Structure and Development. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (2 )4 (20): 81–100, pls III–V. https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=7305

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Porifera
class
Demospongiae
order
Spongillida
family
Spongillidae
genus
Spongilla
species
Spongilla alba

Name

Synonyms
Crella spinosa (Hechtel, 1983)
Crelloxea spinosa Hechtel, 1983
Spongilla alba bengalensis Annandale, 1906
Spongilla alba marina Annandale, 1907
Spongilla lacustris var. bengalensis Annandale, 1906
Spongilla microsclerifera Annandale, 1909
Spongilla nana Annandale, 1915
Spongilla travancorica Annandale, 1909
Homonyms
Spongilla alba Carter, 1849

Bibliographic References

  1. Carter, H.J. (1849). A descriptive Account of the Freshwater Sponges (genus <i>Spongilla</i>) in the Island of Bombay, with Observations on their Structure and Development. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2 )4 (20): 81-100, pls III-V.
  2. Debrot, A.O.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). First records of the freshwater sponges <i>Corvoheteromeyenia heterosclera</i> and <i>Spongilla alba</i> from Curaçao, with species descriptions and data from transplantation experiments. <em>Caribbean Journal of Science.</em> 37 (1-2): 88-94.
  3. Kilian, E.F.; Wintermann-Kilian, G. (1976). Die Spongilliden Südamerikas: derzeitiger Stand der Kenntnis ihrer Verbreitung. <i>In</i>: Descimon, H. (Ed.), Biogéographie et Évolution en Amérique Tropicale. <em>Publication du Laboratoire de Zoologie de l'École Normale Supérieure.</em> 9: 75–97.
  4. Volkmer-Ribeiro, C.; Pauls, S.M. (2000). Esponjas de agua dulce (Porifera, Demospongiae) de Venezuela. <em>Acta Biologica Venezuelica.</em> 20 (1): 1-28.
  5. Volkmer-Ribeiro, C.; Tavares, M.C.M. (1990). Nota científica: esponjas de água doce do complexo lagunar Mundaú-Manguaba e dos seus rios formadores; Alagoas, Brasil. <em>Iheringia, Série Zoologia.</em> 70; 171–172.
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